Does this car even have a drain plug? It's an '85 EA82 turbo wagon

 

Before I got the car, it sat for 6-8 years with 2/10 ticks of gas on the digi-gauge. When I first filled it up, I had to take out the fuel gauge sender and knock a LOT of rust off it to let it move & work. I also replaced the fuel pump with a junkyard one to get it running.

 

Since I replaced the pump, it has made a loud humming noise very noticeable inside the car.

 

Big problem right now... when the tank gets lower (not always though), if I hit the gas, it will hiccup, very badly at times. It's bad enough I don't let the wife drive it at all.

 

I just replaced the fuel pump with one out of an 87 wagon, and it hums very sporadically at the moment. I also took the fuel filter off and dumped the RUST COLORED gas out of it. I also ran the pump for a little while just emptying into a can, and it eventually turned to clear gas; although I fear there is still a lot of crud left in the tank.

 

Whew... long winded history for the following questions...

 

- Is there a drain plug on this tank? Just because I didn't see one doesn't mean it isn't there. Doing some searches I only found reference to EA81 drain plugs. I already found instructions to remove the tank, which I could do if I had to.

 

- Is it feasible to remove the tank, then add a drain plug?

 

 

I realize I could just keep changing the filter and not run the tank low, but that would treating the sympton, and not the cause btw, this car is not by daily driver, so I can take my time working on it.

 

Thanks in advance,

-Dave

Nope, no drain plug on the EA82's. I am not sure why they would make that change. The EA81's had drain plugs in the tank.

Yeah, my '74 Datsun Z had a drain plug, very handy when working on a car that has sat idle for a few years. Only down side I can see is it makes it pertty easy to steal somebodys gas, just a bucket and a wrench. I'm betting the factory dropped them to save the 29 cents on building each tank.

 

Gary

When you changed the fuel pump, did you get one from either a MPFI or turbo engine-equipped car? The pickup tube in the tank has a sock that probably needs replaced.

When you changed the fuel pump, did you get one from either a MPFI or turbo engine-equipped car? The pickup tube in the tank has a sock that probably needs replaced.

 

 

The first replacement fuel pump that got it running was from a turbo car. This pump is now humming/vibrating like crazy.

 

The pump I just put in it is from an SPFI wagon. This pump has hummed a couple times.

 

I've read the pumps are the same between SPFI/MPFI??

 

Also just remembered/realized that I'm going to eventually do a 5spd swap on this car, so the tank will be exposed and *easy* to remove and clean.

 

 

Qman, thanks for the confirmation that there isn't a drain plug.