Syphon Petrol....Don't bother...
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Hi
So at the weekend, the Girlfriend and I decided to syphon some fuel from her old car. She just filled up, before crashing it...
So, we got our hose, containers etc. and all is looking good.
In goes the hose, its decided I should be the one to suck the fuel out. Seconds later I have a mouthful of fuel and coughing/throwing up ensued. No sodding petrol at this stage
Im rolling around, coughing, spluttering and generally feeling like I;ve just swallowed a load of petrol....Seeing this, and then ignoring it she gives it a go and swallows half a pint of fuel in the process.
So there we are, crawling about the floor drowning ourselves with water in an attempt to flush out the petrol....by which time the local kids had started to gather to watch this spectacle.
The fuel is still in the old car... we gave up, my burps still taste of petrol, and I am worried to fart around a naked flame. Both of us were almost dead. I think we managed to syphone out more into ourselves then we did the containers.
I'm not sure if syphoning fuel works like it does in the films...
Cool story Bro...but thought it might provide a laugh.
So at the weekend, the Girlfriend and I decided to syphon some fuel from her old car. She just filled up, before crashing it...
So, we got our hose, containers etc. and all is looking good.
In goes the hose, its decided I should be the one to suck the fuel out. Seconds later I have a mouthful of fuel and coughing/throwing up ensued. No sodding petrol at this stage
Im rolling around, coughing, spluttering and generally feeling like I;ve just swallowed a load of petrol....Seeing this, and then ignoring it she gives it a go and swallows half a pint of fuel in the process.
So there we are, crawling about the floor drowning ourselves with water in an attempt to flush out the petrol....by which time the local kids had started to gather to watch this spectacle.
The fuel is still in the old car... we gave up, my burps still taste of petrol, and I am worried to fart around a naked flame. Both of us were almost dead. I think we managed to syphone out more into ourselves then we did the containers.
I'm not sure if syphoning fuel works like it does in the films...
Cool story Bro...but thought it might provide a laugh.
Jazzy Jefferson said:
Hi
So at the weekend, the Girlfriend and I decided to syphon some fuel from her old car. She just filled up, before crashing it...
So, we got our hose, containers etc. and all is looking good.
In goes the hose, its decided I should be the one to suck the fuel out. Seconds later I have a mouthful of fuel and coughing/throwing up ensued. No sodding petrol at this stage
Im rolling around, coughing, spluttering and generally feeling like I;ve just swallowed a load of petrol....Seeing this, and then ignoring it she gives it a go and swallows half a pint of fuel in the process.
So there we are, crawling about the floor drowning ourselves with water in an attempt to flush out the petrol....by which time the local kids had started to gather to watch this spectacle.
The fuel is still in the old car... we gave up, my burps still taste of petrol, and I am worried to fart around a naked flame. Both of us were almost dead. I think we managed to syphone out more into ourselves then we did the containers.
I'm not sure if syphoning fuel works like it does in the films...
Cool story Bro...but thought it might provide a laugh.
It's worked fine for me in the past. I think the problem may have been that you both decided to swallow....So at the weekend, the Girlfriend and I decided to syphon some fuel from her old car. She just filled up, before crashing it...
So, we got our hose, containers etc. and all is looking good.
In goes the hose, its decided I should be the one to suck the fuel out. Seconds later I have a mouthful of fuel and coughing/throwing up ensued. No sodding petrol at this stage
Im rolling around, coughing, spluttering and generally feeling like I;ve just swallowed a load of petrol....Seeing this, and then ignoring it she gives it a go and swallows half a pint of fuel in the process.
So there we are, crawling about the floor drowning ourselves with water in an attempt to flush out the petrol....by which time the local kids had started to gather to watch this spectacle.
The fuel is still in the old car... we gave up, my burps still taste of petrol, and I am worried to fart around a naked flame. Both of us were almost dead. I think we managed to syphone out more into ourselves then we did the containers.
I'm not sure if syphoning fuel works like it does in the films...
Cool story Bro...but thought it might provide a laugh.
On another note, are you sure you had the container on the floor rather than elevated above your fuel tank?
chongwong said:
It's worked fine for me in the past. I think the problem may have been that you both decided to swallow....
On another note, are you sure you had the container on the floor rather than elevated above your fuel tank?
Yep, I get the "physics" of it, Which is why I was sure it was going to work.On another note, are you sure you had the container on the floor rather than elevated above your fuel tank?
Sadly, the swallow option was kinda unavoidable.
This must be the easiest thing in the world to do...or to get wrong. A mate tried it a few years ago and had similar results to you. I managed to do it a month or two ago and got a slight burn on my lip which faded after about half an hour.
These work well: http://www.roachpumps.co.uk/4_syphon_pumps.htm
These work well: http://www.roachpumps.co.uk/4_syphon_pumps.htm
Pothole said:
This must be the easiest thing in the world to do...or to get wrong. A mate tried it a few years ago and had similar results to you. I managed to do it a month or two ago and got a slight burn on my lip which faded after about half an hour.
These work well: http://www.roachpumps.co.uk/4_syphon_pumps.htm
Easiest thing to do... probably is. These work well: http://www.roachpumps.co.uk/4_syphon_pumps.htm
I didnt realise, that I had cut my lip earlier in the day. Petrol in a cut... burns like a b
h!chongwong said:
Jazzy Jefferson said:
Hi
So at the weekend, the Girlfriend and I decided to syphon some fuel from her old car. She just filled up, before crashing it...
So, we got our hose, containers etc. and all is looking good.
In goes the hose, its decided I should be the one to suck the fuel out. Seconds later I have a mouthful of fuel and coughing/throwing up ensued. No sodding petrol at this stage
Im rolling around, coughing, spluttering and generally feeling like I;ve just swallowed a load of petrol....Seeing this, and then ignoring it she gives it a go and swallows half a pint of fuel in the process.
So there we are, crawling about the floor drowning ourselves with water in an attempt to flush out the petrol....by which time the local kids had started to gather to watch this spectacle.
The fuel is still in the old car... we gave up, my burps still taste of petrol, and I am worried to fart around a naked flame. Both of us were almost dead. I think we managed to syphone out more into ourselves then we did the containers.
I'm not sure if syphoning fuel works like it does in the films...
Cool story Bro...but thought it might provide a laugh.
It's worked fine for me in the past. I think the problem may have been that you both decided to swallow....So at the weekend, the Girlfriend and I decided to syphon some fuel from her old car. She just filled up, before crashing it...
So, we got our hose, containers etc. and all is looking good.
In goes the hose, its decided I should be the one to suck the fuel out. Seconds later I have a mouthful of fuel and coughing/throwing up ensued. No sodding petrol at this stage
Im rolling around, coughing, spluttering and generally feeling like I;ve just swallowed a load of petrol....Seeing this, and then ignoring it she gives it a go and swallows half a pint of fuel in the process.
So there we are, crawling about the floor drowning ourselves with water in an attempt to flush out the petrol....by which time the local kids had started to gather to watch this spectacle.
The fuel is still in the old car... we gave up, my burps still taste of petrol, and I am worried to fart around a naked flame. Both of us were almost dead. I think we managed to syphone out more into ourselves then we did the containers.
I'm not sure if syphoning fuel works like it does in the films...
Cool story Bro...but thought it might provide a laugh.
On another note, are you sure you had the container on the floor rather than elevated above your fuel tank?
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