Absolute BEST way to Siphon Fuel. You've never seen this before

[@bobabooey285]

Cool video, what does 3 bricks higher mean?

[@3BricksHigher]

You are the 1st person to ask me that in 15 years on this channel. When i was looking for a name for my channel, i happened upon a picture of my Daughter's kindergarten graduation picture. My younger Son was standing beside Her in front of a brick wall. She was 3 bricks higher than Him. When i make a video i always think about them and if what i am putting out to the world would be something appropriate and not something shameful. Thanks for asking 🙂

[@bobabooey285]

@@3BricksHigher very cool, thank you for sharing

[@kimberlyrogers9953]

Lol! Well, not a brick Short of a load….

[@watchdogu.s.a.8973]

@@3BricksHigher It's interesting that he's the first person to ask. This is my first time seeing your channel and I was coming to ask what your name meant. LOL By the way, I generally REALLY dislike videos that say "you've never seen this before" because I have seen a LOT of things in my 6.6 decades on this big rock but I have never seen this method of siphoning... sooooo.... thanks!

[@3BricksHigher]

​@@watchdogu.s.a.8973thank you for the kind words 🙂

[@henrytheworst]

This is the only siphoning video we ever need on KZbin. Your pappy should be proud.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you! :)

[@markstevens1729]

Wait, was that pappy or daddy, as it appears they are two different people?

[@Bob10009]

It won’t work on ANY modern car 😂😂

[@henrytheworst]

You are correct sir - and what a dumb tragedy that is - however, there are a lot of other reasons and situations that call for siphoning - and other liquids besides gasoline @@Bob10009

[@toplarry]

Helps your allowance go a little further.

[@gordondahle7844]

I like your system for siphoning gas! I’ve never seen that done before. My dad was an expert when it came to pumping water. He earned two U.S. patents for his Jet drives. He was a well driller and pump installer by profession. He kept a 55 gallon drum gas can in his pickup to power his well drilling rig. When he needed to siphon gas he would lower a garden hose into the drum. He would move the hose upward about a foot with his thumb over the end. Then he would release his thumb and very quickly move the hose downward. When the hose struck the bottom he would cover the opening with his thumb and repeat the process until the hose was full and would siphon on its own. Not only will this start a siphon but the pumping action can shoot a liquid at least 10 feet! I worked for a farmer that I didn’t like. He was trying to siphon gas with his mouth. I said, “Let me do that Al! Stand back!” He was about 6 feet away and I blasted him in the face with a stream of gasoline. 🤗It was great! “Oh sorry Al! I told you to stand back!” The only people that I’ve seen use this technique are my dad and my brothers. My dad was a smart man!

[@3BricksHigher]

It sounds like he is a smart man. I'm gonna have to try his technique. It sounds pretty cool 🙂 Hey thanks for sharing. Whoever reads your post will appreciate it too! 👍

[@gloriousapplebees]

He's right, I did also appreciate it!

[@bamaboy759]

Can’t wait to try this on my neighbors Tesla 😈

[@3BricksHigher]

Works just fine if You use a power cord and a battery that isn't charged 👍

[@ThorOdinson1269]

Use a power drill, dem tanks are tough

[@MichaelWilliams-mt4hu]

Hook it up to your lights and drain the battery.

[@rcnelson]

Tesla spelled otherwise is Slate, or Tales, or Stale, or Least, or Steal.

[@larimartinez8161]

just make sure there’s no cameras

[@Stevespecs]

My dad taught me the same over 50 years ago. That’s one beautiful truck. Stay well

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you. You too

[@Bob10009]

….and that’s about the era when this would have actually worked. Try it on a modern car….😂😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@randypond7499]

Works good on 50 yr. old vehicles

[@LZRxHWK]

​@Bob10009 it worked just fine on my 2013 wrx sti

[@Deno__Deno]

Mate i've been playing with syphons all my life as long as i can remember and have never come across those two bloody brilliant ways to syphon without as you said, "getting a mouthfull of petrol".. Thanks for that video, being a farmer with lots of machinery I do still use the syphon from time to time, and i am very thankfull for your ideas..

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@gerhardvandenberg7249]

During the 1972 oil crisis everyone was siphoning gas. I made myself a 2 tube siphon using a cut-off from a pinboard covered with a quarter inch of cork. I was a student driving a VW Beatle when I came across a farmer in a pick-up that ran out of gas about 5 miles from the nearest pump. He flaged me down and explained that he had run out of gas and enquired if I had a spare can of gas. I said no, but I have a hose and could siphon some from my car to his pick-up. He smiled and said, "without a can". I said, "yes, without a can". He got a smile, while eyeing the pick-up gas cap about two feet higher than that of the Beatle, "do you know how siphoning work?" I got my contraption out and transfered about half a gallon siphoning "upwards". We both left smiling and happy. We could still make the pump that closed at 6pm as a gas saving measure during that stage of the oil crisis.

[@3BricksHigher]

@@gerhardvandenberg7249 that is interesting. I would like to see that in action. That's a pretty darn smart contraption 🙂👍

[@fergspan5727]

On ya mate

[@davidjorgensen877]

​@@gerhardvandenberg7249 Great story! My dad was a VW mechanic and I remember his first Beetle was a '56 rebuild he called Betsy. But you drove a "Beatle" - was it by any chance named John, Paul, George or Ringo? 😁😉😊

[@glennpurcell5206]

I'm 75 and have ''drank'' more than my fair share of fuel !!!! GREAT VIDEO !!!!!!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you!

[@petermccall8975]

Works great on older vehicles like the one you are demonstrating of course, but most modern cars and trucks have anti-siphon screens and rollover valves deep in the filler tube that prevent your step 1- "lower the tube to the bottom of the tank..." .

[@3BricksHigher]

So what you're saying is, it does work 🙂

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

​@@3BricksHigherno....it doesn't. The hose stops before it ever gets into the fuel tank. That's why thieves drill holes in the tank.

[@bigbossimmotal]

Not to mention that he is using a vehicle that doesn't even have an unleaded fuel nozzle reducer. This vehicle also has a vertical gas tank behind the drivers seat, that fuel level is 3 and 1/2 to 4 feet off of the ground. Due to the way the tank is situated, the fuel level in that tank can be up to 2 FEET deep. Absolutely NONE of this applies to a modern vehicle, and the liar making the video knows it, that is the reason he is using an old truck to demonstrate on in the first place. Let's face it fellas, you can do whatever you want with your fingers or thumb, put it in shallow, push it in deep, put your thumb over the end of it, stick another hose next to it, wrap a rag around it, blow into it or any of that other foolishness, NOTHING works as good as a set of lips and some good strong suction. Don't wanna get a mouthful? Practice, practice, practice till you are good enough to get your face out of the way in time. If you don't mind the taste, practice anyway. And as us older viewers already know, it was a hell of a lot easier to do 40 or 50 years ago, and the flow was MUCH stronger than today.

[@michaelslater6839]

It’s basically impossible to do this on a vehicle that’s less than 25 years old.😮

[@izzimichaels2892]

@@3BricksHigher he is saying the exact opposite.

[@JeffBey-sd5lc]

Thanks so much I've been able to save a lot of money siphoning gas from my neighbors vehicles. Your video made it easy!

[@3BricksHigher]

🤣

[@jeffmccrea9347]

Forty years ago, I had a friend in Florida that had a Chevelle with a 350 / 375 horsepower engine. (Important later.) He worked for a paving company and had the keys to the yard where they parked the trucks at night. On weekends, he'd get blackout drunk and go cruising. At the end of the night, he'd go back to the yard to an old gas powered dump truck, take his "Georgia gasoline credit card", (6 feet of water hose), and fill his car. One night, not paying attention, he pulled up to a diesel truck and pumped 15 gallons of diesel fuel into his tank. When he got done, he started the car and the gas in his carburetor and gas line got him as far as the gate. As soon as that diesel fuel hit the carb, that's where the car landed and stayed until the tow truck got there. He had to drain the tank, flush out the fuel system and change the sparkplugs as they were all gummed up too.

[@c_b5060]

Two brilliant ideas I've never seen before. I learn something new every day. Thanks!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂

[@dekaywill4572]

As a 16 year old in 73, me and my buddies sure could have used this during the oil crisis. My 429 SCJ Mustang got 6 miles to the gallon with that 850 double pumper. But now I know! Thanks!

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@nicholas_scott]

The way I've always done it is similar to the first method, but even works on tanks nearly empty. The trick is to use a hose 3 feet longer then normal. Insert that extra hose into the tank, WITHOUTH thumbing the end, so the slack fills up with gas. Then thumb the end, and start pulling the line out of the tank. Once enough is out of the tank that you can start the siphon, release the thumb. Its a little tricky with an unfamilar tank, but better then using your mouth.

[@3BricksHigher]

Very nice indeed! That does sound like a good way 😎

[@siliconrockstar187]

ooh dang that's a good idea

[@careywhite9974]

Whats the name of the hose?

[@bluenetmarketing]

@@careywhite9974Any clear rubber hose will work.

[@sobeit1927]

@@careywhite9974 can’t believe you asked that !

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

this will come in handy with the apocalypse right around the corner.

[@oxilite]

But only for about 6 months until all the fuel goes bad :(

[@thecoolerTK421]

If you find a car not taken out by a nuke's EMP wave

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

@@thecoolerTK421 i mean the plain nuke will probably mess a car up too

[@pono321]

Nothing ever happened 👍

[@TriggaTrey97]

exactly why i’m watching

[@__GALLANT__]

02:17 . . . gets back into his truck to realize he has just siphoned all the fuel out. . . .

[@3BricksHigher]

😂

[@claudiarosenthal5546]

Wow! Thank you so much! The siphon we bought had the bulb in between the tubes and didn't work. I detached them and used your method on our motorcycle, which worked immediately. I impressed everyone.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@gregflores8959]

@@3BricksHigherWrong, many others, including myself, were taught this trick many decades ago,…nice try though pal.

[@Rubensgardens.Skogsmuseum]

The bulb is often directional and needs some gravity assist to work properly.

[@michaeltoner1993]

@@gregflores8959 so you wasted your own time watching a video about syphoning gas when you already had a method..

[@gregflores8959]

@@michaeltoner1993 Sorry my statement triggered your sensitivity, you obviously felt compelled to comment, again, I apologize Michelle.

[@sidneybailey9217]

Trick number 3. Use two different size hoses. One short, one long. Kind of like trick 2. One must slip into the other pretty snuggly. Slip one into the other. Insert the long hose into the tank like trick one. Lower the end of the hose below the tank. Put your finger on the end of the hose and pull the short hose off of the long hose. The vacuum created when pulling the hose will suck the fuel up and over the bend. Just don't make the short hose too short. It should be about as long as the distance from the bottom of the tank to the filler spout, give or take a few inches. Works no matter what the fuel level is unless it is nearly empty. In which case it won't siphon anyway.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for sharing that. Good tip 👍🙂

[@STEINYY]

Yes

[@kaceydods6561]

Glad I stuck around for the second tip. That was dope

[@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk]

I learned the second trick from my father when I was 5 years old, and I used it 23 years later, hours after the 2010 Chile earthquake. My father-in-law had two Peugeot 505s, but the only one with gasoline broke down the day before. Public transportation wasn't working and that way we were able to go buy food and other things. I didn't know the first trick, I'll try it in the next earthquake.

[@mikeelder6298]

Sharp old truck. I think those old trucks are beautiful.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks Mike 🙂👍

[@Lavender-y3p]

​@@3BricksHigherI've used the 1st method for draining aboveground pools. It's a great way to reuse a broken garden hose. You can get more than a single siphon going at the same time. Saves a ton of money over a sump pump.

[@3BricksHigher]

​@@Lavender-y3p Thanks for sharing 🙂👍

[@Lavender-y3p]

@@3BricksHigher Any time. Gotta get the knowledge out there.

[@epiphonium]

First tip I learned is make sure the truck ain't a diesel unless your car is. Second thing to note is most new vehicles have some kind of anti-siphoning flap or locking gas cap.

[@3BricksHigher]

They do, but this method works on other equipment that has fuel tanks 👍

[@commentsedited]

There's a video of dude stealing gas. Except that he got the wrong tank. It was motor home and he was sucking crap. Lol 😢

[@3BricksHigher]

@@commentsedited 🤣

[@ReptileRescue]

You're not the only one who knows the thumb trick. Been doing that for decades. And the tank doesn't have to be 80% or more full. What matters is how low you can get your gas can relative to the height of the tank.

[@3BricksHigher]

My Pappy had friends. Whoever you learned it from might have been one of em 🙂

[@ToConnect2000s]

See, it's the little things like this that I love to randomly find, and turns to be great knowledge that'll make me look like a genius if I ever need to siphon fuel in front of others. Thankyou for sharing this.

[@bluenetmarketing]

But does it work at night in the dark?

[@bleddyndavies1944]

Thanks, now I never need to pay for fuel again, my neighbour on the other hand, his fuel bill just doubled!

[@scottmontgomery2892]

Good info. Especially with gas prices the way they are. 😂

[@psxcancer]

More of a SHTF

[@gregorylapointe4157]

Good one!

[@bigbossimmotal]

He is using a vehicle that doesn't even have an unleaded fuel nozzle reducer. This vehicle also has a vertical gas tank behind the drivers seat, that fuel level is 3 and 1/2 to 4 feet off of the ground. Due to the way the tank is situated, the fuel level in that tank can be up to 2 FEET deep. Absolutely NONE of this applies to a modern vehicle, and the liar making the video knows it, that is the reason he is using an old truck to demonstrate on in the first place. Let's face it fellas, you can do whatever you want with your fingers or thumb, put it in shallow, push it in deep, put your thumb over the end of it, stick another hose next to it, wrap a rag around it, blow into it or any of that other foolishness, NOTHING works as good as a set of lips and some good strong suction. Don't wanna get a mouthful? Practice, practice, practice till you are good enough to get your face out of the way in time. If you don't mind the taste, practice anyway. And as us older viewers already know, it was a hell of a lot easier to do 40 or 50 years ago, and the flow was MUCH stronger than today.

[@frontporchswingin1359]

Agreed.

[@Shampoo_Hydrate]

Underrated :D

[@jackreacher5667]

Love videos like this, smart, to the point, and clear to understand. Excellent.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂

[@squareheadtyson3612]

Thanks, very straightforward unlike other videos!

[@lukelandmesser9331]

I've never seen anything look easier than this. Thanks!

[@jimw7916]

thats the magic of DECEPTION

[@knutbjornlarsen4435]

Clear plastic hose, even if you had to suck on it,why would you get gasoline in your mouth,if you were at all careful?? Not like using green garden hose,da!

[@TheWarpRiders]

Totally slick! Thanks for the tip my guy!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for watching! Hope this helps one day 🙂

[@tedbaxter5234]

Two excellent methods! Thank you!

[@doctorartphd6463]

Thank you. I learned something new in my 70 yrs !!

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@richardmcnally5998]

That really works. I just emptied out my snowwblower for the off season!

[@BillySBC]

The second method is a good idea, you're simple pressurizing the tank to force the fuel through the other hose. Good idea. Thanks for posting it.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@kimberleywood2066]

worked for us in Ecuador with our generator and a 5 gallon gas can

[@jimbaranski4687]

There is another simple way. Take a relatively long hose 6 ft or so. Shove as much as you can into the fuel tank, getting as much hose into the gas and filled with gas as possible. Hold your finger or thumb over the end of the hose (or kink the hose, or put a closed valve on the end. Now yank about 3-4 ft of hose out of the tank as quickly and smoothly as possible and pull it down to the ground. Release your thumb, make sure it’s flowing, and stick the end into your gas can. Simplest way ever, works with water, diesel etc.

[@3BricksHigher]

Nice tip!

[@ElleDeas]

Holy mother… both so freakin easy! Thank you for sharing!

[@billj5645]

I worked in an auto repair shop. After the first time I got a mouthfull of gasoline I decided I had to be much more careful. Eventually I came up with my own foolproof method- I took a piece of string a bit longer than the hose, tied a small piece of rag to one end and a small bolt to the other. I would drop the bolt through the tube and stuff the rag into the other end, put the rag end of the hose in the tank and pull the string so it pulls the rag all the way through the hose. The fuel follows up the tube behind the rag. Your methods are easier.

[@3BricksHigher]

Your way is genius. 🙂👍 I wouldn't have thought of that. I might have to give it a shot 😁

[@jamesschoonover5068]

Great tip! Thanks! Got a 70 elco I need to replace fuel tank. Have already tasted enough fuel to last a while! You have a nice old chevy truck!!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks!

[@ljprep6250]

That's pretty slick! My 40 year old invention was a 6' section of garden hose, a hollow rubber toilet float, and a 3' length of 1/2" vinyl hose. I cut two holes in the flapper, one to put the hose down the center and a smaller one slightly offset from it for the vinyl. Run the hose down into the gas tank, hold the flapper against the filler opening, and blow into the vinyl hose. It would push the gas up the larger hose and fill your jug in no time at all. Keep blowing for faster transfer. Alas, the smog cannisters lowered the efficiency of that method since then, but it still works for pre-1995 cars. (just like your rag and two hoses method.)

[@3BricksHigher]

Nice tip! 🙂

[@daniellerenee3920]

Hell yeah!! Youre a genius! I'm making one right now.. got any DIY toilet float ideas? My toilet will need one after this haha

[@DOWN--UNDER]

had to subscribe after seeing this i remember my pop showing me the first method when i was a child out in the bush 4x4ing here in Australia ✌

[@3BricksHigher]

Thx for the sub! New vid out soon 👍

[@qyouwilber5734]

I had a Yanmar diesel in my sailboat and the engine had a primming lever which took for ever to pump fuel. I would blow into the fuel tank and prime the engine that way. It worked great.

[@3BricksHigher]

Never thought about using the method to prime a carb. Nice tip!

[@antonyall]

Marvellous presentation. Constructive vids of this type do enrichen our lives. Thankyou sir!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂👍

[@jnhernandez8692]

Fantastic ! Keep on keeping Old School techniques alive and well !

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks man 🙂👍

[@bluecollar58]

Pre unleaded gas you were able to squeeze two lengths of garden hose in the filler tube. Pressurize the tank to start your siphon.

[@donjindra]

I was basically using that first method 50 years ago. Nobody had to tell me how to do it. It just seemed obvious. The only difference is I used a longer hose and shoved in in so it would fill with gas, then I put my thumb over the tip of the hose and drew out about half, which is now filled with gas, then released my thumb with the nearly gas-filled portion of the hose lower than the tank.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks for the info! That seems like a good way too 👍

[@txrick4879]

I have used that but if the tank is low put the hose in as far as you can put your thump over the end and pull it out and release thumb . Do it quickly in and pull out do it quickly using your thumb like a check valve . When gas comes out lower the hose and it will run on gravity .

[@3BricksHigher]

Nice tip. Thanks for that!

[@raystarky3896]

Yes. Great video, I have done this sypthoning method by draining oil from the oil inlet of a riding lawn mower (took about 5 hrs, but had time on my side) i have also done this type of sypthoning from a 10.000 gallon water tank using a garden hose (drained a few thousand gallons just over nite// thank you again

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@samday6621]

Awesome. I have a 70’s vehicle that’s been sittin a while. I want to dump the old fuel and use fresh fuel. Your clip was great timing. 👍🏼 from Australia

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for watching 🙂👍

[@andrewpolasek5524]

Excellent video, sometimes tough to get the siphon tube down on newer cars.

[@send2murph]

Right, I believe that new cars have a screen in place, or some other mechanism that defeats the siphoning process. Very frustrating. I was hoping this video would address that when I clicked on it. Is there a way around it? Tip the vehicle up-side-down? ;-)

[@larteyplays1337]

I'm a trainnee mechanic and I've learnt something new today 😊. God bless you

[@3BricksHigher]

Its a great skill most people do not have. As long as you want a job, there will be one for you 👍

[@bhabigbig2391]

If I have to drain a fuel tank I can't get a hose into I remove a line at the filter or at the fuel rail " schrader valve core " remove fuel pump relay and use a jumper wire to run the fuel pump .

[@bhabigbig2391]

Another thing to remember , any car with a mid mounted tank if take out the seat part of the back seat you have access to the fuel pump , in these vehicles you can change a fuel pump in about 1/2 hour and it makes it easy to do diagnostic .

[@philip5940]

Yes , that's pretty good . I do think it's safe enough though when you have a few metres of hose because you have time to act when you see it coming . For the inertia method you probably need ½ inch or more cos the thinner sizes would likely have too much resistance , maybe.

[@3BricksHigher]

Good thought. Would be interesting to try out to see 👍

[@peacebrain4471]

Awesome bro! Thank you and your kin for these awesome tricks. No more gas taste for me. Awesome!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂

[@peacebrain4471]

​@@3BricksHigher btw I am a maintenance supervisor (not some who steals gas haha) so it comes up a few times a year we need to syphon something. Tastes horrible. I cannot wait till next time to show the boys this. But also to avoid an hour or more of gas taste. This really helped me be more professional so thanks again to you and your kin for sharing!

[@3BricksHigher]

@@peacebrain4471 This works on lawnmowers and other equipment too 👍

[@peacebrain4471]

@@3BricksHigher my thoughts exactly! 👍 Also we get old compressor generators sometimes or the old work trucks thenneedngasnchanged out sometimes. But most mowers and stuff. I can stop carrying toothpaste hahha

[@LotusRyu]

This is the most helpful video. We're without power, gas is scarce, people are crazy my car tank is full. Thank you!

[@3BricksHigher]

After you open your gas cap, if you have a flap, just push it in with a pencil (or something similar) then stick the hose in the tank. Once finished, push the flap back in so you can pull the hose out. I hope you and yours recoup quick and stay safe! 👍

[@ohayogosaimas2286]

Doubt I will ever need it, but who knows, eh? Thank you, it's never bad to learn something new :)

[@benk2755]

The zombie apocalypse is nigh!

[@Ezio999Auditore]

> comments that aged like milk

[@Altrue]

Modern Day video that looks like it's two decades old! :D

[@BorderlineBrilliance]

This is something every man should know. Thanks for sharing!

[@lawrencetalbot55]

I've been doing something quite similar to the blowing into the tank, but your way works better. I used to put the hose in and put a rag around the hose, to make it airtight. I would then blow into the hose, and hold my thumb over the end of the hose until I took another breath, building up pressure in the tank with each breath. After a few times doing this, the pressure would build in the tank enough to push the gas through the hose. Sometimes it didn't work and sometimes I'd get a taste of gas,, but usually it would work just fine. Thanks for the tip, it's 2 hoses if I ever need to siphon gas again.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks Lawrence 🙂👍

[@vincesmith9997]

Method 2 worked great with my old triumph here in England. Our trusty old American friends come up with the goods again. Thank you.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you sir 🙂👍

[@seanramirez488]

And now I know why my grandfather was blowing into his gas tank.

[@dantespeak138]

I don't even use a hose, I just pick the truck up, turn it upside down and empty the gas into my metal beer ice cooler. I learned this while attending a NASCAR race.

[@3BricksHigher]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dk101likeu]

Dig the ending...that nosey neighbor face said it all! ...hilarious! Subscribed!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks!

[@tedrollins935]

Thank u!!!all these years of puking r done!!!

[@3BricksHigher]

LOL! Thank you for watching 🙂

[@longlivegarybusey6409]

I was expecting the truck to not start at the end because it was outta gas haha

[@j0shtalgia]

Someone correct me I'm wrong but don't most modern cars have a blocker of sorts a little bit down in the hole to prevent you from putting a hose into the tank?

[@3BricksHigher]

Just use a pencil or small stick to push it down, insert the tube and you can siphon just fine 🙂

[@Luke-ds5xl]

Ya but his pickup is not modern

[@Todd66]

All modern vehicles have a check valve in the fuel neck. You can push past it, but you will need a very small hose like the hose’s on the hand pump siphons you buy at the auto parts stores. On most modern vehicles it’s probably best to go in thru the EVAP line or the section between the fuel filler neck and the fuel tank. I had a 1998 Monte Carlo and the factory service manual instructed going thru the evap line to the tank. I did that job in June of this year. On my minivan I go thru the section after the filler neck.

[@sixoffive]

Great info, I’m planning on using about eight feet of garden hose with the brass ends cut off.

[@wmoy8507]

Two great approach that I never thought off. Thanks for showing us.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@Cam-jm6xv]

This video feels so much older than it is

[@5c0tt3wart]

looked like it was filmed in 2004

[@bronsontaylor7333]

It would've been better if the truck didn't pull away because you were out of gas.

[@MorganTinney]

Came here to comment this, thanks!

[@snaggletooth14]

Absolutely brilliant, and, you’re right, I’ve not seen these before.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂

[@bettinanstevens9259]

Nice! I thought i was gonna see tricks i already knew. But both you showed were new to me.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks 🙂👍

[@direwolf6234]

that was a marvelous & practical demonstration of applied fluid mechanics (no calculus required) ..

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂👍

[@cq7415]

Thanks, some nice comments too on methods.

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

2 Awesome ideas! Great! Thanks!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you! 🙂👍

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

@@3BricksHigher Want a 3rd cool method? This won't always work... But---insert the hose as far into the tank as possible. The trick is to make sure no air gets into the hose. Now, hold tightly the outtake portion with your thumb (holding vacuum). Pull out the hose. There should be enough to prime the system.

[@3BricksHigher]

Nice 👍

[@petemiller519]

Hey great vid. Thank your dad and grand dad for me. Cheers from Canada.

[@3BricksHigher]

I absolutely will. Thank you sir 🙂👍

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

Thanks! I needed that. Wish I knew before all them times with a mouthful of gas. You have made the next time a lot nicer!

[@anthonyclarke5579]

Great info, short and sweet. Your dialect is fantastic, as for myself (a Brit) you sound like the perfect authentic American.👍👍

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks 🙂👍

[@Quezecotl2012]

These are brilliant. I’ve never seen either method before.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for watching 🙂👍

[@jeffnoble9757]

I've siphon gas many times over the years and got gas in my mouth so much I began to like the taste. Great tips thanks

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@markchodroff250]

Haven’t used my mouth to siphon gas , maybe one or twice when I was very young , I use compressed air or a suction gun on the hose end , I used your idea many times works great !

[@3BricksHigher]

Compressed air would be ideal 🙂👍

[@intergalactic99]

First time I saw your channel and i love it. Straight to the point and so helpful! Awesome love it.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you! 🙂👍

[@intergalactic99]

@@3BricksHigher Thank you brother! Keep it going!

[@DarrellWefel-ts2kr]

Outstanding ! Thanks for the tip ! May come in handy when the SHTF !!!

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@danharvey61]

Thanks… way easier than my previous methods.

[@patrickscahillii9365]

Never did the one with thumb on the hose but did the other one with compressed air because I was near an air hose. Thanks for sharing

[@Rubensgardens.Skogsmuseum]

Since I was a kid I used the technique to lower plenty hose, cover it with my thumb and pull the hose. It will bring the liquid trough by inertia. The only downside is that the other end might end up over the surface of the container you are pulling the liquid from, but mostly it works.

[@jimmydickson8854]

Thanks for the tips mate very handy for the bush in Australia

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@AB-ri5ix]

This has given me hope, since I may have gotten some water in my tank tonight. I'll try siphoning some of it in the morning!

[@Roastbeef1707]

I've got to siphon about a half tank from my 40 gallon Suburban. This may be the pot of gold I've been looking for. Thanks for this.

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@kevinpulver4027]

Been siphoning gas for nearly fifty years. But I have to admit you taught me something. Thank you!

[@3BricksHigher]

🙂👍

[@jakechapman3161]

You were right I’ve never seen that. Thanks sir I appreciate the tips.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@frankorfranky3094]

A skill i will never forget.... Thanks for the education. Now i know and i will spread the teaching. I will give you credit but i will look fancy for a bit.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for the kind words Franky 🙂👍

[@AlAndValOffGrid]

Not only have I seen this before, I've been doing it sine the 1970's. I was shown this by my dad when I was a kid. My neighbor was a Chevy salesman and that's what he did when they were draining tanks.

[@3BricksHigher]

It's been around a long time. Hope folks start using the method agian 👍

[@rajamotivation4801]

Fantastic work! These are great tips! Keep the awesome videos coming!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you very much 🙂👍

[@VeryMuchBlessed]

Very cool two good tips. Never heard of either idea so thanks much for making this video.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂

[@wrsmith711]

both methods are very clever..... good job.

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂

[@jameslandrum555]

I like that old Chevy man. CLEAN!!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@maryw3989]

Thank for the video. I love old Chevy's! I have a 71 C 10 in my driveway I need to drain the tank and replace stolen parts on, a 72 El Camino in my garage and an 86 Chevy g 20 van I got a really good deal on a few months ago it needs a some work too. I'm going to be really busy this spring/ summer learning how to fix them myself bc I'm never going to trust anyone with any of my vehicle's ever again.

[@3BricksHigher]

I understand how you feel. I work on all of my vehicles when they need it. I will post a video of how i changed the ignition in my 69 without paint damage just after the new year. I hope you'll check back 🙂

[@maryw3989]

@@3BricksHigher After the 71 was stripped for parts, it was stolen bc the guy that set me up to have it stripped for parts wanted the engine, that engine only has about 3,000 miles on it after it was rebuilt an older man I knew he was like my adopted dad wasn't any of it, he told me I'll get your truck back and don't ever trust him with that truck again and the next day after we located my truck I got it back! That dude was mad he called me and said Let's go get your f***ing truck! I was in a long term relationship with the guy that set me up to have my truck stripped for parts and tried to steal my truck for the engine. So like I said I don't trust anyone with my vehicle's anymore. When I bought the van the old guy that sold me that threw in a repair manual for 67 thru 87 Chevy trucks. All I need is tools and parts I'll fix myself.

[@3BricksHigher]

@@maryw3989 after all of that i don't blame you. Karma finds people like him

[@maryw3989]

@@3BricksHigher I've observed that karma finds guys like that multiple times until they figure out what they did wrong and make it right and they better hope they don't run into my brother we grew up in the old days when vehicles like that were built in our hometown and some of our family members were on the assembly line building those vehicles and retired from those factories. They made it personal.

[@ridefitnation]

Excellent video and great personality

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂

Love the truck. Chevy runs deep!

[@3BricksHigher]

Thanks William! Yes it does 🙂👍

[@larsh.2894]

That’s exactly how I used to drain my pool many years ago with a long garden hose. The man who built my pool, showed me this. The weight and pressure of the liquid (water, gas, whatever) will push the liquid right through the tubing if done properly. Great reminder. Thanks

[@3BricksHigher]

Nic tip. Hadn't heard it could be used for pools, but it makes sense 🙂👍

[@plantfeeder6677]

Clever ideas. Gonna remember those. I made an easy syphon using a boat motor primer. One way valve. One long line, one short. Eazy peazy.

[@arthurdunn1452]

That's better than a gut full of p etrolCharlie from Australia

[@petersack5074]

1:28 Time. Earths' air pressure, is about 14 psi. Keeping that pressure, in the hose, causes a pressure mis-match, between the air IN the tank, (atmosphere) and the pressure, you caused when you pushed the hose, deep into the tank/ 80 % full. The difference, causes fuel to (exhaust = vent ) to the pail outside, through the hose. People, must know things like this, to repair engines / carburetors, pumps, anything using natural atmospheric pressure. Pressure differential - we must use it !

[@michaelangelo7511]

I think your ideas are the greatest. Great good ole boy presentation. Thanks Bud.👍🏻🇺🇸

[@3BricksHigher]

Thank you 🙂👍