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I have a 19 gallon tank that sits under my Montauk RPS. Tempo brand it seems. I'm trying to drain it fully so I can air it out and make sure it's free of water before refilling with fresh gas.

Trouble is that the filler neck is not the lowest point when I invert it so I'm never going to get all the gas out. Is there a trick to this that's escaping me?

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When we pump out tanks, we use a small electric fuel pump with a long rubber hose attached so we can get any fuel that may stay in the corners or recesses of the tanks. You could accomplish the same thing with a manual pump, you'd just have to mate up some extra hose to fit your need.

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i went to bass pro shop (i was really there to buy my reels) and found a "fluid extractor". it worked great! solved my problem. i had about 3 gallons of water in my tank before we took it out on the maiden voyage. not good.

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OK thanks - thought there might be a trick to it but I guess it just needs to be pumped or siphoned out.

Also, my cap is slightly cracked around the threads. Are replacements easy to find?

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I got a replacement cap at walmart

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The standard tempo caps are pretty easy to find. Most larger boating retailers that sell tanks have the caps also

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You can also remove a fuel fitting or the withdrawal tube and use that hole to drain the fuel form the inverted tank.

With tanks that you cannot get the last drop out of I use a flexible grabber tool with a wads paper towel on the end. It will absorb the last few ounces of gas and you can just keep using fresh paper towels until you get it all.

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The technique also has the advantage of allowing you to swap the inside of the tank out and examine what comes out on the paper towel.

I lay the soaked paper towels out in the driveway and let them evaporate before throwing them in the trash. Gasoline is very volatile so it does not take long.