The 15 gallon tank is not big enough in Florida. It’s 45 miles to go anywhere around here.
Wow! They are pretty proud of those! I had aluminum boat tanks welded up in custom sizes for half the cost about 2 years ago. I also don’t see any information on a sending unit. Maybe it’s included. Maybe not!
You sure about that? It's a 93 with a metal tank? Metal tanks only came on 87-90...
Well you are correct again! It is indeed a plastic tank. Now that that has been confirmed, where do I find documentation on how to do the vent mod? I ran her out of fuel and only put about 14 1/2 gallons in to fill it. I probably could live with it the way it is when I thought it was a 15 gallon tank but if I’m already carrying 20 gallons, I want to be able to use it!
I actually have my tank down right now. Integrating a tow harness into my factory wiring harness back there (the loom above the tank for the rear lights), gonna go ahead and do a new pump, sending unit, and skid plate. Going with Warn. Fun stuff.
Yeah, figured so. It's easy to look at the skid and think otherwise. The hose mod is relatively easy, but can be a bitch if the factory tightened your hose clamps in such a way that it's hard to get to the bolt heads on the clamps. But the YouTube video flyer shared will show you how to do it for sure. It's not that bad, and totally worth it. You will sit on full for about 80-120 miles after you do it, anytime you have a full tank. That's no big deal though.
I may opt to try to find a replacement fuel sending unit and drop the tank in the future. So if anyone has information about where to get such a unit, post here!
Sure, I’ll take some tonight. This is my first time fully dropping the tank in 7.5 years. I halfway dropped it in 2014 so I could get good access to the hoses to do the 5 gallon mod, and I installed my bumper and tire carrier back then. The bumper is WAY easier to install with the tank lowered some. But I had a full tank that day unfortunately and I couldn’t wait til I was empty, so I couldn’t lower the tank because it gets really difficult to handle when it’s full.
Lots of times the issue with our tanks is the design of the fuel sump bucket they used. They come with a plastic box that is riveted to the bottom of the tank. Over time it warps. It usually bulges some which pushes into the path of the floater on the sending unit snd keeps it from being able to lower all the way down. So it messes with your end of the tank readings. One solution is buy a newer aftermarket tank but that’s expensive. Usually in the $300s range. I found one for $265 at gas tank depot so I’m going to try it out. Some people rip out the factory bucket but then you can starve the fuel pump if you take a sharp turn or hit an incline when the fuel level is below a 1/4 tank or so. So that’s why I’m trying the new tank.
