01-02-2012
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Guatemala siphoning
The following post is to make up for my "I'm on a boat post" which as someone wisely pointed out was as waste of a few minutes.
I was visiting my daughter in Guatemala last week. She took us to lake Atitlan. Sadly their was no sailing but I did learn something that may make up for my last post.
They have these launches that carry about 15 people to access the villages surrounding the lake. These boats typically use a 40 HP outboard. On the way back the motor stops. Our "boat boy" promptly grabbed a five gallon fuel tank and a hose and it was very clear he was going to siphon the gas from the spare tank to the main tank.
Now I know of three ways to siphon.
1. suck on the business end.
2. use a primer bulb or some other mechanical vacuum inducing device.
3. Immerse the hose in the upper tank then put your thumb over the business end then withdraw enough hose to get the business end lower than the upper tank. Release thumb.
He did something that was unexpected to me and worked very well. I have since tested it at home and confirm that it works easier than the other three methods.
Put the hose in the top tank and feed the end to the bottom tank as usual.
Wrap a rag around the top tank hose to close off the top take fill hole.
Blow into the top tank holding the rag tightly, blowing into a small space between the hose and the rag.
It will start siphoning after about two big breaths.
I tried it a few minutes ago. It worked.
I'm sure some percentage of the SN crowd learned this on the farm years ago but I thought I would share in case it helps someone else.
In the pictures below Elda is the boat that ran out of gas.
Last edited by davidpm; 01-02-2012 at 11:43 AM.
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