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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
Fuel tank replacement options
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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 427136" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>I am going to get an MTS fuel injection sending unit and buy it without the pump they sell. I will source a Bosch 69544 pump and install that into the MTS unit. All of that combined with the new tank should provide for an accurate reading. One of my pics shows a warped factory sump bucket. The other shows the bottom of an MTS tank. MTS molds a little box into the shape of the tank, which holds fuel for the pump and will never warp because it’s part of the actual tank plastic.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]116354[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]116355[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 427136, member: 18789"] 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. I am going to get an MTS fuel injection sending unit and buy it without the pump they sell. I will source a Bosch 69544 pump and install that into the MTS unit. All of that combined with the new tank should provide for an accurate reading. One of my pics shows a warped factory sump bucket. The other shows the bottom of an MTS tank. MTS molds a little box into the shape of the tank, which holds fuel for the pump and will never warp because it’s part of the actual tank plastic. [ATTACH=full]116354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]116355[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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