This is my way of siphoning fuel using only a hose. There is no way to get fuel in your mouth or even breathing in vapors. The secret is using a long hose.
Wow. You must have rehearsed this before you taped because you covered all posible contingencies and did a perfect video. I'm going to use this technique next time. Great job.
Paul, not only are your maintenance and repair techniques brilliant, but your video demos are of nearly professional quality. Thanks for creating such an excellent resource. My bike is a Triumph Thunderbird 1600, so some procedures are different. By the way, I've known only one other Pomerleau. He was my philosophy prof in grad school!
Bro that was perfect. Just went to the hardware store, got some clear tubing, grabbed my kid to drop some gravity knowledge on him, and it worked perfect. I went with smaller tubing because I thought "how long could this possibly take?" and it took awhile. Plus it kept curling up instead of being able to poke it down in the crevices. So, for those of you watching...take all his advise Lol.
Unbelievable, why didn’t I think of this ? I was just about to go buy a siphoning tool but now I’m going to Home Depot to get some clear hose, thanks for the video
Good presentation and you got a good result. 2nd option that works well on a motorcycle is to use a 2nd short hose. Place ends of longer hose in the tank and the receiving receptacle. Place one end of short hose into Motorcycle tank. Arrange shop rag over tank opening to seal air in tank and around hoses and blow on the exposed end of short hose. Moto tanks are so small you should get a siphon going immediately. Regards.
Thank you for this. I smiled while reading because that is exactly how I do it now. Especially on my small engine machines (lawnmower, snowblower...) That is actually my prefered way of doing it. Thank you for posting.
@@PaulPomerleau Cheers Bro. I ride a Triumph also. '22 Street Scrambler. Taking my tank and side covers of this weekend to have them wrapped. This is an old video, glad to see you are still hanging in.
Great tip and video - far better tip than some of the others I have seen. Your tip will prevent the mouth full of gasoline I have suffered through in past syphoning situations. The taste of a mouth full of gasoline takes MANY days to finally go away !
I used this method today. That's slick. Worked perfectly. The only thing I did differently was to use a smaller diameter hose. I did this because the tank had a bar going across the filler. A larger one may have worked, but would have to be squished to make it between the bar and the wall of the filler. Thank you for posting, Paul.
Excellent video, I've had to syphon fuel a few times myself but didn't know that if the hose looped down below the level of the fuel (in the tank) I wouldn't risk drinking some.
You can blow through the hose and listen for bubbles then you know for sure the hose is under the fuel , and you will have about 0 chance of huffing fumes
Hi Paul, Great video. So I need to syphon gas from my 2016 Victory Cross Country Tour but soon found out there is no way to get a hose into the gas tank, there is a steel plate approximately 1 inch below the filler portion. I was stunned to find this out, All these years filling the tank I never knew there was a stop inside there! Apparently Victory tanks are syphon proof? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
You are right, but if I did then it would have been angled more towards the garage door and you would not have seen as much on the video. Maybe I was just too lazy to turn the bike around. Thanks for watching.
Im trying to drain something other than gas, (its half gas) from my tank. My tube isn't long enough and I dont know where to get a longer one. But I also don't think there is enough in the tank to siphon it out. I'm putting my bike on a trailer and going to take it to my local cycle center so they can take care of that along with the spark plugs and brake pads I bought from them for them to put on.
Didn't work. Got 5/8" ID and 3/4" OD clear tubing about same length as in video. It was a tight fit to get it into the tank once past the opening and would only go in toward right and rear of tank. Wouldn't go into tank and other way. It got about 1/2 gallon out and stopped. The tank (4.5 gallons) was completely full, having filled it to the rim for winter storage - hasn't been de-winterized/ridden yet. Tried everything, including putting bike up straight, not on side stand. No luck. I can see gas looking toward left inside tank but can't access it with tube. Will try thinner tube tomorrow or just take tank off with gas left in it - it's an '09 Sportster and has gas valve that shuts off gas flow automatically if detach gas line. Good thing! If anyone has any ideas about what's going on or any suggestions it would be most welcome. Thanks
Hi everybody and thanks to the author for this video! One question: because my bonnie has a problem to start (I didn't use it since two years, just starting time by time the engine, but now it stopped running), because I wanna try to change the fuel (maybe this old one is dirty), would be worth to syphone also the fuel line in btw the tank and the injector by simply removing the tank as per your previous video), other than just empty the tank? Thanks in advance for any reply...
The more old gas that you can remove the better. Put in fresh non-ethanol fuel and maybe add a bit of Sea-Foam to clean the injectors. That should do it.
I have a Triumph America that needs to have the fuel tank removed so that rust can be cleaned off the inside. Do you have a video or any suggestions for that?
Gas doesn't last long. I store my bike for about 5 months in the winter with a full tank, but I put some stabilizer in it to make it last longer and I have never had any problems. Any longer and it will start to varnish and gum things up. Pouring Seafoam or something into the tank and run it will help clean it up if it gets to this point. If you are going to store it longer, empty the tank and run the engine until it stops to make sure it is completely empty.
Hi Paul, thanks for your videos from me, too, really enjoying them! My local DIY store said that simple hoses don't resist fuel. But for a fuel hose, the one you use has quite a big diameter?! So is yours particularly fuel-resistant or is it just your normal garden fountain pump hose? Thanks!
My Triumph tank was wide open so I was able to use a 1/2" ID hose to move the fuel quickly, but my Victory has a plate inside the tank so I am only able to use a 3/8" ID hose. Choose the one that easily fits inside your tank.
I just watched half a dozen “how to siphon” videos and this is by far the best, easiest to understand and most well produced. Thanks!
I was skeptical, but this is the best way I have ever seen to siphon. And I am a hillbilly, so I have done a LOT of siphoning!!
This video is 11 years old and it’s still the best on UA-cam! Thank you for the straight forward explanation.
11 years after first posting this awesome video.. & it’s still just the basics that counts & gets the job done..👍
Wow. You must have rehearsed this before you taped because you covered all posible contingencies and did a perfect video. I'm going to use this technique next time. Great job.
Charles Bowers Thank you very Very much!
Awesome video!!! Never even occurred to me to do this. You sir are a genius!!!! Thanks for posting!
This is great ! You've eliminated all my concerns about doing this. Thank you so much.
Paul, not only are your maintenance and repair techniques brilliant, but your video demos are of nearly professional quality. Thanks for creating such an excellent resource. My bike is a Triumph Thunderbird 1600, so some procedures are different.
By the way, I've known only one other Pomerleau. He was my philosophy prof in grad school!
+Doug Geivett Thanks Doug for the kind words, I appreciate it.
Bro that was perfect. Just went to the hardware store, got some clear tubing, grabbed my kid to drop some gravity knowledge on him, and it worked perfect. I went with smaller tubing because I thought "how long could this possibly take?" and it took awhile. Plus it kept curling up instead of being able to poke it down in the crevices. So, for those of you watching...take all his advise Lol.
Can't beat a simple video and it works! Thanks from 10 yrs into the future.....
Unbelievable, why didn’t I think of this ? I was just about to go buy a siphoning tool but now I’m going to Home Depot to get some clear hose, thanks for the video
Followed your advice and successfully emptied my 2011 T100 tank. Thanks!
I had to watch your video just because of your hilarious comment on the Victory Forum. Great demo. Well done. Even my wife loved it. Thank you.
Fantastic video, I really appreciate Mr. Pomerleau taking the time to teach how to do this, I had no clue and now I will try it on my bike. thank-you
Good presentation and you got a good result. 2nd option that works well on a motorcycle is to use a 2nd short hose. Place ends of longer hose in the tank and the receiving receptacle. Place one end of short hose into Motorcycle tank. Arrange shop rag over tank opening to seal air in tank and around hoses and blow on the exposed end of short hose. Moto tanks are so small you should get a siphon going immediately. Regards.
Thank you for this. I smiled while reading because that is exactly how I do it now. Especially on my small engine machines (lawnmower, snowblower...) That is actually my prefered way of doing it. Thank you for posting.
@@PaulPomerleau Cheers Bro. I ride a Triumph also. '22 Street Scrambler.
Taking my tank and side covers of this weekend to have them wrapped.
This is an old video, glad to see you are still hanging in.
Perfect timing!!! I needed to drain my tank but, was not sure how to do it. I will be buying some clear hose tomorrow!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Brilliant. Very clear, well demonstrated. Best video of how to do it. Thanks.
Well done Paul,all you said made great sense, everything went to plan 👍
Great tip and video - far better tip than some of the others I have seen. Your tip will prevent the mouth full of gasoline I have suffered through in past syphoning situations. The taste of a mouth full of gasoline takes MANY days to finally go away !
Excellent video. I need to drain my peanut tank of old gas. Thanks for taking the time to film this.
THANK you great job I never would have thought to use a clear hose
Perfect Video and great Solution, Paul! Greets from Germany and best wishes to you!
Magic - hydraulic principles put into practice - thanks!
I used this method today. That's slick. Worked perfectly. The only thing I did differently was to use a smaller diameter hose. I did this because the tank had a bar going across the filler. A larger one may have worked, but would have to be squished to make it between the bar and the wall of the filler. Thank you for posting, Paul.
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.
You sir are a genius
Brilliantly simple! Thank you.
My respect to you Sir; THANK YOU!!!
Thank you very much for this excellent video. It's very helpful.
I agree. Easiest I've seen. Great job sir.
Great video my bike has sat for three years have to drain the old gas. Thanks.
Great video, thank you.
Thankyou very much, have a nice day. Strolls off like a boss. Love it. Lol.
Good man, I'll never need that explaining again ever so thank you.
Wow great video thank you
well done...thanks for the video
Great job! Thanks, now I know how to do this on my bike.
worked like a charm 👍🏾
Another great upload, thanks
Brilliant!
Just tried it and it worked perfectly. Thanks!
Brilliant! and so simple....many thanks
Fine job, thinking out of the box. I always did it wrong.
Excellent
Excellent video, I've had to syphon fuel a few times myself but didn't know that if the hose looped down below the level of the fuel (in the tank) I wouldn't risk drinking some.
Brilliant 🇬🇧
Great and very informative video!
Brilliant Video
Great advice. Thanks
Perfect. Thank you.
awesome! thanks
Great video!
Good stuff, I've done it the hard way my whole life. Thanks
Great 👍
great attitude, thank you
Very practical application of simple science. Thank you. - via Triumph Rat
Great video. Thanks!
Thank you for this great tip
Thanks
Great!
That’s handy dandy ... thanks boss
Nice tip. Thanks.
Hi that is the best way by far .👍🏻😎👍🏻
This was awesome
Thank you for posting.
Thanks! I'm getting my tank re-painted and I need to make sure it's empty.
Great job!
Nice job
Yes YESSS That's the way
Brilliant! Cheers.
Smart man.
Very cool!...👍🇺🇸
good tip, thank
Brilliant
Thanks
You can blow through the hose and listen for bubbles then you know for sure the hose is under the fuel , and you will have about 0 chance of huffing fumes
Smart
Thank you
Omg you're so entertaining!
I wish I had as much commom sense as you.
Hi Paul, Great video. So I need to syphon gas from my 2016 Victory Cross Country Tour but soon found out there is no way to get a hose into the gas tank, there is a steel plate approximately 1 inch below the filler portion. I was stunned to find this out, All these years filling the tank I never knew there was a stop inside there! Apparently Victory tanks are syphon proof? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
Perfect! Question, why not put the bike on sidestand to get all the gas out ? Thanks again...
You are right, but if I did then it would have been angled more towards the garage door and you would not have seen as much on the video. Maybe I was just too lazy to turn the bike around. Thanks for watching.
Im trying to drain something other than gas, (its half gas) from my tank. My tube isn't long enough and I dont know where to get a longer one. But I also don't think there is enough in the tank to siphon it out. I'm putting my bike on a trailer and going to take it to my local cycle center so they can take care of that along with the spark plugs and brake pads I bought from them for them to put on.
Didn't work. Got 5/8" ID and 3/4" OD clear tubing about same length as in video. It was a tight fit to get it into the tank once past the opening and would only go in toward right and rear of tank. Wouldn't go into tank and other way. It got about 1/2 gallon out and stopped. The tank (4.5 gallons) was completely full, having filled it to the rim for winter storage - hasn't been de-winterized/ridden yet. Tried everything, including putting bike up straight, not on side stand. No luck. I can see gas looking toward left inside tank but can't access it with tube. Will try thinner tube tomorrow or just take tank off with gas left in it - it's an '09 Sportster and has gas valve that shuts off gas flow automatically if detach gas line. Good thing! If anyone has any ideas about what's going on or any suggestions it would be most welcome. Thanks
You all realise if you fill the hose first, It will self syphon. No need to suck at all. Yep that simple.
How are you going to fill the hose with gasoline??
Science.
Works good, but doesn't drain sport bike tanks all the way but helped allot.
Hi everybody and thanks to the author for this video! One question: because my bonnie has a problem to start (I didn't use it since two years, just starting time by time the engine, but now it stopped running), because I wanna try to change the fuel (maybe this old one is dirty), would be worth to syphone also the fuel line in btw the tank and the injector by simply removing the tank as per your previous video), other than just empty the tank? Thanks in advance for any reply...
The more old gas that you can remove the better. Put in fresh non-ethanol fuel and maybe add a bit of Sea-Foam to clean the injectors. That should do it.
I didn't have a clear tube....big mistake..yuk! but i got it all out.
I have a Triumph America that needs to have the fuel tank removed so that rust can be cleaned off the inside. Do you have a video or any suggestions for that?
Fluid mechanics 1.0
Thankyou it work great! how long will gas last tell it goes bad?
Gas doesn't last long. I store my bike for about 5 months in the winter with a full tank, but I put some stabilizer in it to make it last longer and I have never had any problems. Any longer and it will start to varnish and gum things up. Pouring Seafoam or something into the tank and run it will help clean it up if it gets to this point. If you are going to store it longer, empty the tank and run the engine until it stops to make sure it is completely empty.
pauljp55 I thought you weren't supposed to ever leave gas tank empty. Or am I thinking of the oil? Thanks for the vid. I will get myself a long hose.
What to do if the bike didn't run for more than a year with gas left in the tank? Thanks.
I just remove the fuel line off bottom of tank and drain into container
Ahhh yes but, what exactly is gravity? We know its effects yet we have no comprehension of its true functionality!
JustBanter what a stupid comment! Go back to your UFOs Videos!
This is an artistic motorcycle video!
worst comment - need to learn som manners and grow up
where can I get a hose like that?
+Evan Ratzlaff
I picked up mine at Home Depot.
Hi Paul, thanks for your videos from me, too, really enjoying them!
My local DIY store said that simple hoses don't resist fuel. But for a fuel hose, the one you use has quite a big diameter?! So is yours particularly fuel-resistant or is it just your normal garden fountain pump hose? Thanks!
What size is the hose?
My Triumph tank was wide open so I was able to use a 1/2" ID hose to move the fuel quickly, but my Victory has a plate inside the tank so I am only able to use a 3/8" ID hose. Choose the one that easily fits inside your tank.
Paul Pomerleau appreciate it buddy
I will never understand why people are doing this. A small Pump is not that expensive
Show me one.
This video “sucks” 😉
Brilliant!
Great and informative video!