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3-130 FUEL SYSTEM (DFI)
Fuel Tank

• Remove:
   Rivet [A] (Both Sides)

• Disconnect:
   Fuel Pump Lead Connector [A]
• Remove:
   Fuel Tank Bracket Bolts [B]
   Plate [C]

• Remove:
   Fuel Tank Bolts [A]

• Open
  tank.
        the fuel tank cap [A] to lower the pressure in the

○During tank removal, keep the tank cap open to release
 pressure in the tank. This makes fuel spillage less.

• Draw  the fuel out from the fuel tank with a commercially
  available pump [A].
○Use a soft plastic hose [B] as a pump intake hose in order
 to insert the hose smoothly.
○Put the hose through the fill opening [C] into the tank and
 draw the fuel out.
                         WARNING
 Spilled fuel is flammable and can be explosive un-
 der certain conditions. The fuel can not be removed
 completely from the fuel tank. Be careful for re-
 mained fuel spillage.