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Removing and installing fuel tank > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full

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Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full
Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full
–  Remove seat bench → General body repairs, interior; Rep. Gr.72.
–  Remove cover from fuel delivery unit.
  WARNING
Fuel supply line is pressurized. Wear eye protection and protective clothing to avoid injuries and skin contact. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection.
–  Pull connector and fuel lines off flange.
  Note
Press buttons on hose couplings to do this.
   
–  Open locking ring using wrench -T10202-.
–  Lift sender flange.
–  Insert suction hose of fuel extractor -VAS 5190- as far as possible into fuel tank and extract fuel.
If fuel tank needed only to be emptied, reinstall sender flange → Chapter.
  N20-0638

Removing and installing fuel tank > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full