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Alright guys I just bought a 92 f150, 4x4, inline 6, 5 speed on Saturday. Talked him down to $600 from $1100. I am pretty excited even though its a rust bucket. It's just for work for the summer and ill either sell it in a couple months or keep it as a beater for the winter and mudding. I got lucky with the fact that the truck has almost no problems except loose steering (worm gear i'm sure) and I found out the next morning that it has a fuel leak It's the front tank that leaks. I am not sure yet if that rear one will leak or even works at all. I plan on putting a gallon in tomorrow to check. But I would like to have two operating tanks. So I need to fix the front one. Is there a common place these tanks leak? I hear the seam in the middle is common but I can't see where is coming from. I degreased and washed it but I think it's covered by some plastic shield. Thanks guys! and I am happy with my first Ford ever! haha.
On the leaking tank, you are about to increase your investment in this truck by 50%.
If it's leaking, replace it. Don't even think about wasting your resources on a repair. While you are there, install a new fuel delivery module. Done, no more worries. Prepare yourself to do the same with the rear tank. Now you've doubled your value!
That plastic shield on the front tank is excellent protection against road debris, but it also is a trap for dirt and moisture which will eventually rust out your tank. With rust well established elsewhere on your truck, there is no reason to believe it has not also taken hold in your tanks. Seams seldom fail and if they do, you still need to replace your tank.
Once you have dropped your tank, you will realize how much work it is and that is why I am not enthusiastic about repairing the tank when new tanks can be had for around $150. Same for the fuel delivery module which likely will fail within a week if Murphy's law holds.
Still good value at $600 plus new fuel tanks. New fenders, rockers and cab corners are next!
Problem with used part is that they can be a bit of a crapshoot. You may get lucky and find a just replaced tank and pump, but more likely you will find parts not much better than what you already have. Factor in the labour to R&R and even if you are paying 1/3 new for those used parts, it really amounts to a $200 gamble. I'm not dropping any tanks for $200.
Good to know you are working with a clean frame. Just about anything else can be repaired or replaced and parts are cheap and plentiful. Have fun with it!
Yah I hear yah. Luckily I do my own repairs so it will just cost me parts. Doesn't hurt to go to my local "wrench it yourself" and see if I can't find anything.
And yah I won't be doing anything that isn't needed to make the truck run because I don't plan on having the truck long but if I do decide to keep it I have a list started. I may turn it into a trail/mud/sand toy
06-01-2015, 12:35 AM
It's the front tank that leaks. I am not sure yet if that rear one will leak or even works at all. I plan on putting a gallon in tomorrow to check. But I would like to have two operating tanks. So I need to fix the front one. Is there a common place these tanks leak? I hear the seam in the middle is common but I can't see where is coming from. I degreased and washed it but I think it's covered by some plastic shield. Thanks guys! and I am happy with my first Ford ever! haha.
