new guy with dumb question
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Squid
Joined: Mar 2008
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new guy with dumb question
hello all im new owner of a sh and new to this site, great site and awesome info by the way, and i have a few questions. i took my paint off because i am paint the bike and was wondering how do i drain the existing fuel (prob very dumb question), and also should i remove the petcock and fuel cap to paint or just tape them off.
thanks for your help
thanks for your help
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MotoGP
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,138
From: Austin, Tx
The last time I needed to empty my tank I just idled through a Sonic drive-in about five times and it was empty. 
A siphon works really well. The bike sits up high enough and you can get a good draw. If that fails break out the mini-vac.
A siphon works really well. The bike sits up high enough and you can get a good draw. If that fails break out the mini-vac.
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SuperBike
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
I put a length of fuel line on both outlets on the petcock and ran them to a gas can, then used a vacuum tester (Napa, etc) to apply a vacuum to the petcock valve. You have to roll the tank around to get all of the fuel to drain out.
I took the cap and petcock off and masked the openings after letting the remaining fuel evaporate.
I took the cap and petcock off and masked the openings after letting the remaining fuel evaporate.
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