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John schindewolf Posted on Aug 26, 2015
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Where is the fuel tank drain plug?

I need to drain the fuel tank. I tried to siphon but it was not working.

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No drain need to drop tank a little and remove the filler tube to tank rubber coupling than siphon tank

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