Remember how I was planning to stick a hose down the filler pipe to pump
fuel from my truck's fuel tank?  Well, it "sounded" like a good idea, but it
ain't gonna work.  

Yesterday, I needed just a few gallons to top off my tanks for a weight and
balance, so I tried to siphon fuel out of the truck.  The hose goes about a
foot into the filler pipe and just hits a dead end.  The truck has a long
filler neck, with a few bends, but I figured the small pipe I was using
would be able to negotiate those.  When I couldn't get the hose in, I just
assumed they installed some sort of anti-siphon device (course screen of
some kind).  After a bit of research, it seems that (some, all,
???)manufacturers are installing one way ball valves in the filler pipes to
keep fuel from running out of the tank in the event the vehicle flips over
in a crash (and presumably the gas cap fails).  

I'm not sure exactly what's in my filler pipe, but I'm sure I can't get a
hose of any reasonable size in there to transfer fuel.  I guess I'll have to
go back to the idea of having a separate tank I can put in the bed as
needed.  

Cheers,
Rusty (still working on the W&B numbers)