Hi guys I'm 15 and I just bought my first truck; a 97' F-250 HD 5.8l.
This truck needs some work that's why I bought it a full year early. It needs some minimal rust repair, tank straps, a filler neck and some exhaust work. Right now I am starting off by replacing the filler neck and tank straps for the front tank. I am wondering if I should just replace the tank while I'm at it, and to do these repairs should I just take the bed off the truck? I have atatched photos of the gas tank. Thanks for any feedbacAttachment 150453

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pictures don't work, im new here too so I don't know if I can help but I wanna see that truck! when I posted a pic of mine I used the yellow button with a mountain on it that says insert image, like this^

 

Yep no pictures appeared. If the filler neck and tank straps are rusty enough to warrant replacing, I would think the tank can't be far from leaking due to rust. They're around $100 as I recall. You don't need to pull the bed, dropping tanks isn't too bad. But, it doesn't hurt if you have other stuff to do back there.

 

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll definetley replace the gas tank. Here is a picture of my truck.

 

Nice I hope you get the fuel stuff all taken care of, subbing, I have some interest in maybe converting to dual tanks or moving mine from the rear to the front and getting a bigger tank. Just trying to decide and learn more about optimal weight distribution and get a feel for my 16 gal's range.

 

I also would like to do some rust prevention/repair on the frame. Any good suggestions on good value repair kits?

 

sorry I wouldn't know, im here to learn

 

POR 15.