Siphon Hose - Drama
Submitted: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 20:02
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Jason (macca)
Hi all,
Today I was siphoning some fuel from the main tank of my 2001 Toyota Prado. I was using one of those jiggle type siphon hoses which has the brass cylinder that contains a marble connected to a length of hose. When I removed the siphon hose from the tank, I noticed that the brass end had come off the hose and must now be either in the tank or jammed in the main line to the tank.
My questions I guess are;
1. What grief is the brass end going to cause me if its rolling around in the bottom of my tank and how long should I leave it before I retrieve it
2. How difficult is it to remove the main tank from a Prado so that I can get the brass end out
3. Should I only use my sub tank in the interim
Many thanks
Jason
Reply By: Member - Olcoolone (SA) - Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 20:14
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 20:14
You should be all right it can't get lodged anywhere, the brass is ok and the ball bearing is big enought not to get caught in the fuel pickup or line.
You would have to be very unlucky the have it cause a issue.
By the way...it was your car.... wasn't it! LOL
You could always use a magnet and a piece of string to get the ball bearing...and don't worry is you loose the magnet in the tank, you will just get better fuel ecconomy out of that tank....it will act as a fuel catylist (save you paying $$$ for one).
Regards Richard
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Follow Up By: rustytruck - Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 21:37
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 21:37
The original post refers to a 'marble' not a ball bearing. The two jiggle syphons I have both have glass marbles and magnets don't work on glass. Still, loose items rolling in one spot constantly have the potential to wear a hole. Whilst brass is softer than steel, it is not the ideal situation to have loose objects in a fuel tank, even if the marble does roll from side to side. There are
tools which can be inserted through access holes to grab and remove these items.
Check at your favourite auto accessory/parts store.
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Reply By: Member - Rob S (NSW) - Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 20:27
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at 20:27
I am not sure what would happen if you left it there. may be it would find a low spot in the tank and sit there happily ever after.
If it was my 4wd I would remove it.
Before removing the tank, i would try draining it ,and remove the fuel gauge sender unit which is large enough to go fishing through preferably with a brass wire as not to cause sparks,
Depends on the accessibility of the sender unit if top mounted would help. A work
shop manual would be handy.
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