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I have a 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE 3.3 V6. She has been sitting for over a year with a dead battery here in the Pacific Northwest. Put a new battery in it yesterday and she turns over just fine but won't catch. Add fuel to the air intake and she will fire right up until it uses up the fuel in the intake. Multiple tries, same response.I assume it's water in the gas as it had less than a quarter tank when I parked it but ran just fine. I hear the fuel pump pressurize when I turn the key. I managed to drain a bit of fuel using the siphon tube located under the filler side of the van but can't maintain a constant flow to drain the tank completely. Fuel coming out of this was reddish.So I am wanting to know the best way to drain the tank. Can I attach a longer tube to the line where it enters the fuel filter (I plan on changing this anyway just to be on the safe side) and siphon from there or jumper the fuel pump to pump it from here if it won't siphon? Or am I better off dropping the tank and dumping it?I tried running a cut garden hose down the filler neck, but couldn't reach the fuel in the tank this way. Either it's screened or maybe I need a more flexible line to siphon?Thanks.*EDIT*Seems I jumped the gun. I put Heat in the tank yesterday and worked on it a bit today, just went out to try it one more time before giving up for the day and she fired right up. Running like a champ now, so I guess it's time to get some good fuel in it and hit the local Napa for a new fuel filter just to be safe!
i have had to pump the tanks out on these a few times...i use a vapor tight momentary switch.. on LONG wires... hooked to the proper contacts in the auto shut down relay socket...i turn the switch one and with the filter disconnected.. it pumps out.. on one of these.. the guy had just topped the tank off... there is as far as i can tell.. NO easy way to drop the tank without pulling the filler neck out and loosing about half the fuel...so i took my switch... started hammering on the bottom of the tank as i pushed the button.. the pump would chug some fuel out then stop... i would release the switch as i did not want to burn the last of the pump out.. ( they are not designed to be powered if stopped.. ) i would pound again and push the button.. i was under that van for an hour pumping the gas out enough to drop it.. warning.. if you manage to drop the tank to change the fuel pump... please toss in some super magnets.. i know its a plastic tank.. stick one on the outside to attract the ones on the inside.. never pull the outside one.. any rust that gets in your tank.. will be attracted to the SUPER magnet and kept out of the fuel filter..