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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 10/04/2009 :  19:01:33  Show Profile
OK, Nauti Duck is out of the water and pretty much emptied of everything. Now I have a question. I disconnected the fuel line from the Honda and let the it run until it was out of fuel. Then I poured the remaining gas from the fuel tank into another container for my lawn mower. Now I realize that the hose with the squeeze bulb is full of fuel. I've never thought about this before but should I empty the hose or just leave it? Both ends have devices to stop the flow when disconnected.


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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/04/2009 :  19:41:19  Show Profile
Randy - You have a few options.
1. Do you have a fuel water separator inline with the fuel line? If so, it is screwed on to the fuel line, so you can empty the fuel line by unscrewing the gas line from the fuel water separator and the gas will empty out.

2. If you don't have a fuel water separator, and if the engine is still around, connect the gas line to the connector. Inside the engine, disconnect the fuel filter from the rubber hose and the gas will pour out of the rubber hose. Catch it in a cup or can.

3. If the engine is not available, look at the end of the connector. You will see a silver B-B or ball in the hole. Take a soft stick, like a chopstick from your favorite chinese restaurant, and push on the ball. It is heavily spring loaded so you really have to push hard. Once you do that, the gas in the tube will squirt out. Hold it away from your face or clothes when you do this.

4. Last shot: the connector is held on to the hose by a split-ring that was crimped on. You can take a needle-nose pliers and widen the ring out, and the hose will become loose on the connector. Once it's loose, you can pull the hose off the connector, and the gas will flow out.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/04/2009 :  19:46:10  Show Profile
Or, like most of us. you can doeget about it just like you have in the past.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 10/05/2009 :  09:11:13  Show Profile
hmmm...maybe THAT'S why it's hard to start the OB in the spring the first time...old gas in the hose !!
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Ed Cassidy
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Response Posted - 10/05/2009 :  15:23:23  Show Profile
I would think that the gas that is in the hose would remain unchanged as long as there was no way for volatile compounds to evaporate.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/05/2009 :  17:47:46  Show Profile
ln my case there is a LOT of GAS left in the line, so I usually empty out the tank, then run the gas line & fuel-water separator dry.

Nonetheless, l also remove the carb and empty the bowl and the jets.
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