Remote gas "tank"

[Guest]

I'm interested in making a small, temporary gas holder to use when synching the carbs. If I use an aniti-freeze container or a small, plastic gas tank, how's the best way to connect the gas line to the container so it doesn't leak? Thanks for any ideas!:-D

[TheCafeKid]

I'm interested in making a small, temporary gas holder to use when synching the carbs. If I use an aniti-freeze container or a small, plastic gas tank, how's the best way to connect the gas line to the container so it doesn't leak? Thanks for any ideas!:-D

Try to find one that has a pretty decent sized hose noddule on it, and if still a little loose try some small hose clamps..

[focus frenzy]

I got a tank from a old 5hp craftsman big wheel push mower. its tank was mounted on a stand behind the engine.

[TheCafeKid]

I got a tank from a old 5hp craftsman big wheel push mower. its tank was mounted on a stand behind the engine.

Ohhh hell of an idea sir...i like it!

[8trackmind]

Quart paint can with a screw in tire valve stem. (Schrader removed, of course) Even rode is around the block few times with this set up.

[Guest]

So?

I still can't figure out how to keep gas from leaking from my temporary gas tank...8-[

[nert]

I remove the tank, place a towel on the chassis, lay the fuel tank on the chassis, transversely where the front of the seat would be. I connect cheap plastic fuel/vacuum line fittings and 12" additional fuel line and vacuum lines. Connect both fuel and vacuum lines to the fuel tank from where they came. (essentially...extended lines) I put another towel over the fuel tank, a couple budgie cords to hold the tank steady to the frame, and i can sync all day!

[Guest]

I remove the tank, place a towel on the chassis, lay the fuel tank on the chassis, transversely where the front of the seat would be. I connect cheap plastic fuel/vacuum line fittings and 12" additional fuel line and vacuum lines. Connect both fuel and vacuum lines to the fuel tank from where they came. (essentially...extended lines) I put another towel over the fuel tank, a couple budgie cords to hold the tank steady to the frame, and i can sync all day!

That's how I do it. :-D

[Guest]

Thanks

Me, too. Thanks. I'll work on it and offer something different, in the future, having to do with sealing a temporary fuel container.

[rapidray]

Go to a junk yard & find a windshield wiper fluid bottle. They already have the nipple to slide your fuel line onto! Ray.

[Guest]

Go to a junk yard & find a windshield wiper fluid bottle. They already have the nipple to slide your fuel line onto! Ray.

Thanks, Ray! That sounds like a really clever idea!!:-D

[Guest]

Quart paint can with a screw in tire valve stem. (Schrader removed, of course) Even rode is around the block few times with this set up.

I hope there's photo's of that! :-D

Here's what I picked up for $19.95, has a proper shut off in it, about 4ft of hose, a hanger that works and holds 2 liters of fuel.

[simonp]

Walmart sells a new coolant overflow tank that's intended to be hooked up in old cars that don't have one. I think I paid around $9.99 and it's connections were just the right size.

--Chris

[tconroy]

I still can't figure out how to keep gas from leaking from my temporary gas tank...8-[

Go to harbor freight and get some nitrile o-rings and your set.I have a tank from a weedeater that im getting ready to turn in to an aux. tank It's small and I figure it will be easy to work around.

[meeks7]

I used a small shut off valve from a lawn mower on the one I just put together. The tank is from an old lawn mower that the guy at the parts store gave me. I built a stand out of scrap wood that I had lying around. The shut off valve and some hose is all I had to pay for. It sits perfectly on the frame rails where the seat would normally be and never moves.