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I also like another product they are selling

http://www.xtend-a-hitchnorthwest.com/super_siphon.htm

Nifty simple way to get that old gas out and into the car or lawnmower.

[mod] Mod note from Catigale - I didnt post this originally, I dont have this product. Creating separate thread for searching later[/mod]

I have two of those super siphons and it is great. I use it all the time to transfer fuel from my "gas station" tanks to my "boat tanks". Saves having to pull the boat tanks.

Lots of other fuel transfer uses too.

Got one at Walmart (or maybe Northern Tool?) and one at Harbor Freight.

The Walmart/Northern one is a little smaller in diameter and seems to work a little better.

I wonder how you get the hose into the gas tank in your car. All of my vehicles have preventers to keep folks from stealing gas from the tank. There is a baffle in the fill tube about a foot down in my Chevy, Ford, Nissan and Mitsubishi cars.

looks like a usefull gadget to me,saves getting a mouth that tastes of gas

David Mellon wrote:I wonder how you get the hose into the gas tank in your car. All of my vehicles have preventers to keep folks from stealing gas from the tank. There is a baffle in the fill tube about a foot down in my Chevy, Ford, Nissan and Mitsubishi cars.

I have not been successful using this or any other siphon device to pull gas from my vehicles.

Found a pack of the "pumps" on ebay at the link below.
You just put it on your own length of 1/2" hose:

eBay Link
ModEdit: Abbrev. wide URL ~fc

Don n Cheri wrote:Found a pack of the "pumps" on ebay at the link below.
You just put it on your own length of 1/2" hose:

eBay Link
ModEdit: Abbrev. wide URL ~fc

Looks like a good price. Very handy to have several. I have 2 now and may buy this pack to put one on boat and keep in each car.

And only a tenth of a boat buck. What a deal.
(Is a boat buck $100 or $1000, I can't remember)

ModComment: BB = $1,000, so SuperSiphon is just a penny ~fc

We were using one of these years ago to move fuel from a can to the dinghy tank and next thing we knew the dinghy tank caught on fire.
Always thought it was static but the tube had a static line on it.
After many years I finally worked out it was probably the pilot light on a gas fridge some 6' away that ignited it but whatever have been very careful using them since.
Be careful trying to access your vehicle fuel tanks as the end can pull off and drop in the tank or worse restrict the flow when filling.
They are available in small sizes also for limited access.

My Father-in-law was putting gas on fungus rings on his lawn to kill them. Something he had done for 40 or more years. Suddenly the gas lit and started to burn. Got him over 10% of his body and at his age was a long road back.

Things can happen anytime when we are not thinking about it.

This WAS a static caused event we were able to duplicate it with the same gas can and clothing type (I play with static for a paycheck).

As for having the head come off in the truck gas tank........ my truck has anti-siphon sheilds in the neck to keep the bad guys from rippin ya off. So don't see myself "stickin" it in the truck in the first place.

My biggest use would be to empty the boat gas into the truck/bike/lawnmower at the end of the seasion and for that it's great.

When we ran out of gas in the boat (the tanks had molded in fuel lines and only one fit the Nissan. A fact I didn't catch when the PO did the handoff walk thru). I had to pour from one tank to another spilling half of the tank all over the dock; Sure wished I had one then.

don

We were just behind a bloke who was refueling his cruiser wagon from a can and one of these siphons, the fumes ignited and burnt him and the vehicle. Due in part to the delay in getting help he died some two weeks later and there was little left of the vehicle for the scavengers.
There is nothing wrong with the siphons but just goes to show how careful you must be.
In the above case there was a gas pilot light inside the vehicle.
Even diesel will explode given the right conditions.

I've received horrible service from this site - http://www.xtend-a-hitchnorthwest.com/super_siphon.htm

I ordered on June 11th. Paypal shows transaction went through but I never received a confirmation or the product. I left a message last week to inquire about product but haven't received a call back. I filed a dispute with Paypal today.

Thanks for the heads up.

G

PeteC wrote:I have two of those super siphons and it is great. I use it all the time to transfer fuel from my "gas station" tanks to my "boat tanks". Saves having to pull the boat tanks.

Lots of other fuel transfer uses too.

Got one at Walmart (or maybe Northern Tool?) and one at Harbor Freight.

The Walmart/Northern one is a little smaller in diameter and seems to work a little better.

Don't get the one from Harbor Freight. I just tried to use mine for the first time and it is not as good as the other one.