I pulled the gas tank today

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10-24-2014, 10:02 PM

Don Naslund

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2005 6.0 diesel tank is Plastic. No sock, just a screen on the pickup. 4 bolts hold the tank but the tank is heavy so you need a floor jack. The back of the truck had to be raised about 6 inches to compensate for the jack. The hardest part for me was to reach up and disconnect the fuel lines.

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10-24-2014, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Naslund

I would suggest avoiding a typical floor jack if possible.

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I built a wood platform for it so it has a large foot print. I did have to lift the rear axle as high as my floor jack would allow to get the tank out after lowering it on the lift, but it worked out great. Make sure you have the right size tools to disconnect the fuel lines handy

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10-26-2014, 02:20 PM

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I have made the fuel tank pickup modifications in my F350 and have not had any issues with the wifes Ex yet. Does the Ex have the fuel tank pickup sock assembly like that in the F series trucks? Both of these are 2000 model 7.3l units.

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10-26-2014, 02:45 PM

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Now I'm literally thinking that I want to play Air Hockey!

What air hockey???

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10-26-2014, 06:09 PM

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Not completely sure for the diesel models, but my V10-powered Ex had one.

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10-26-2014, 06:33 PM

Don Naslund

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2005 excursion 6.0 did not have a sock, just the pickup screen.

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10-27-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by The2003Excursion

This is a tank from a V10, but I doubt the diesel has a different tank.

The Tank is plastic. No rust from the tank itself. The metal around it rusts, but not the actual tank. Only thing metal in the tank is the pump.

The tank is pretty easy to drop too. Just unhook the filler neck from the fender, and it will actually slip out between the frame and body in my experience.

Thanks for posting the picture. I'm sure my 7.3 has a plastic tank also. Couldn't really tell with it encased in the metal shield. Shining a flashlight into the filler pipe and I see the source of the rust. Lots of rust, the flaky fall off if you tap on the pipe kind of rust. Looks like I'll be changing the filler pipe after I drop the tank.