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General Procedures: Draining

    WARNING: Do not smoke or carry lighted tobacco or an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel related component. highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited, resulting in possible personal injury.
    CAUTION: Verify the flapper door at the bottom of the fuel filler pipe is in place after siphoning.
    Fig 1: Identifying Flapper Door Flapper Door
    G01372679Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  1. Use Fuel Storage Tanker and siphon the fuel from the fuel tank.