"Sandy".

[NW-Bound]

What I described was the way I had to do to get some gasoline off my car in an emergency while not having a siphoning hose.

If you want to have a more convenient and permanent set up, it is possible to fit in a 3-way valve in the fuel line. I would put it in the low-pressure return line instead of the high-pressure output from the pump to minimize the risk of leakage. The fuel pump can then be wired to be turned on with a switch under the hood. I will note here that the flow rate from a car fuel pump is somewhat low, at about perhaps 1 gal/min.

Following is a fuel valve for marine applications. Of course the risk of modifying the fuel line is that you may forget to throw the valve back in the normal position. You would then drive off, dumping a trail of gasoline behind. Or worse, idle while parking and dumping the gas in a puddle under the car.

 

[NW-Bound]

This guy shows how siphoning gas may be impossible with some cars: the restriction is a plastic ball deep below the filler neck.

PS. Some say that the ball is a check valve, whose real purpose is to keep gas from spilling out of the tank in a roll-over accident.

Why siphoning gas is hard to impossible on modern cars - YouTube

 

[ERD50]

What I described was the way I had to do to get some gasoline off my car in an emergency while not having a siphoning hose.

If you want to have a more convenient and permanent set up, it is possible to fit in a 3-way valve in the fuel line. I would put it in the low-pressure return line instead of the high-pressure output from the pump to minimize the risk of leakage. The fuel pump can then be wired to be turned on with a switch under the hood. I will note here that the flow rate from a car fuel pump is somewhat low, at about perhaps 1 gal/min.

Following is a fuel valve for marine applications. Of course the risk of modifying the fuel line is that you may forget to throw the valve back in the normal position. You would then drive off, dumping a trail of gasoline behind. Or worse, idle while parking and dumping the gas in a puddle under the car.

That would be the way to go. You might be able to attach a tube extension to that handle, to make it so that it gets in the way of closing the hood in the ON position (a mechanical interlock of sorts).

I guess I'm getting scared away from doing this though. The idea of the off chance of a leak over the next ten years or more, in something I modified on the car, is just not giving me a warm-fuzzy. Though, with standard practice it should be as safe as every other connection in the car.

-ERD50

 

[brewer12345]

The mayor of Brick Twp in NJ has ordered an evacuation ahead of the approaching storm. Here we go again...

N.J. Town Ordering Evacuations as Cuomo Considers Them - Bloomberg

 

[brewer12345]

Dad just told me it is snowing heavily in central NJ and the police have been telling people on Long Beach Island that they are free to shoot to kill if they are bothered by looters.

 

[NW-Bound]

But, but, what if trespassers are not looters, but also victims looking for some relief?

Anyway, some people do not have guns, so have to resort to bow and arrows, like in this photo from nydailynews.com

Anyway, flights to Newark, La Guardia, and JFK have been suspended. People in Long Island and along NJ shores are ordered to evacuate. Just like Gilda said, it's always something.

 

[brewer12345]

Or there is the military version:

 

[Nords]

...and the police have been telling people on Long Beach Island that they are free to shoot to kill if they are bothered by looters.

I'm confused. Is this something new, or are they just confirming the local tradition while reminding residents of seasonal dates and bag limits?