anti-siphon valve removal???

[illinoisbassfishin]

I have a 1983 ranger 330v with a 1983 Mariner 115 inline 6 outboard motor. It's an older boat and I know it sat a while without use so I am slowly each pay check doing some preventive maintenance on the boat. I was wanting to change out the anti-siphon valve but I can't seem to figure out how to get it off. I know it's on the top of the gas tank I'm positive that I am looking at the right thing. It's a copper piece that goes into a 90 degree aluminum piece that goes in to the top of the tank. There is a bolt that tightens down on to the gas tank and undeneath of that it looks like it is threaded but I can't tell if the threads go into the gas tank or not. Is there any advice on how to get this out? I am putting some pressure on it to loosen it and it is pulling up the gas tank pretty well and I don't want to put too much force on it and crack the gas tank or something like that trying to loosen it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: anti-siphon valve removal???

Normally the fuel pickup will unscrew from the fuel tank(turn CCW). If fuel does flow thru pickup, you can save the antisiphon valve (if it has one), for last, and fix the other stuff.