Fuel Tank Drop

Tin Medic · Post by **Tin Medic** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:41 pm

Going to be replacing the fuel tank coffin, is there anything I need to know? Also, I plan on replacing the following items, anything else:

Fuel Pickup Tube Filter
Sending Unit Lock Rings and O-Rings
Check Valve Grommets

frank n texas · Post by **frank n texas** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:03 pm

I hear the area and frame can be loaded with rust..Check carefully once you get the tank out.....Treat areas as needed

Keep in mind that tank is heavy when you start lowering it down by yourself under the vehicle..

Gas alone weighs about 8 pounds per gallon....

Gas might shift inside the tank and cause you to loose control of lowering it down slowly...

Inside of tank might really be coated with crud...

Do not remove tank with gas inside garage where you have hot water heater with gas pilot light.

csuengr · Post by **csuengr** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:45 pm

frank n texas wrote:
Do not remove tank with gas inside garage where you have hot water heater with gas pilot light.

Whyyyyyyyy............?

jaber · Post by **jaber** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:45 pm

frank n texas wrote:Do not remove tank with gas inside garage where you have hot water heater with gas pilot light.

OH suuuure, take the adventure out of it...

FSJ Guy · Post by **FSJ Guy** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:17 am

Might want to order some new gas tank filler hoses from BJ's Offroad, too. Yours probably haven't been replaced since, what, 1989?

Tin Medic · Post by **Tin Medic** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:03 am

Looking at some of the parts on this thing I would guess it got used parts when it was new.

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