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Originally Posted by Jeremy5848
That is certainly possible. It runs the risk of draining the entire fuel system, thus making it hard to re-start the engine after whatever work is done. It also risks sucking whatever dirt is at the bottom of the tank into the fuel injection system.
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Agree on the former. Although, if the engine dies, and you don't attempt to restart it, usually you'll be fine. Just a small drop in fuel pressure would cause it to stall at idle.........the first sign of fuel starvation.
This approach is a hell of a lot easier then the "underneath" approach. Fuel goes all over the GD place............
The thought of "sucking dirt into the system" from the bottom of the tank is largely a fallacy. The supply hose is attached directly to the bottom of the tank via the strainer.........it's always drawing from the bottom of the tank.