[dkarb]

Now I'm confused.  I was told by the people at the Newell factory that the fuel tank sump was there to collect water over time from the fuel tank.  They stated that draining the sump on a regular basis was a very important maintenance item and they have seen many tanks rust from the inside out in the sump area from water being present for too long.  But that doesn't make sense if the pickup hose is at the bottom of the sump!