How Rare?
Mar 21, 2014 | 09:36 PM
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How Rare?
On the F-150 ('78's and '79's), how rare or common is dual gas tanks?
Especially with a manual transmission, single cab, 6 1/2' bed.
Mar 22, 2014 | 12:21 AM
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Short bed and duel tanks.... I think I have seen a few? Or maybe not, might be confused with long bed and duel tank flaps, seen ton of them.
Mar 22, 2014 | 12:27 AM
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Short bed and duel tanks.... I think I have seen a few? Or maybe not, might be confused with long bed and duel tank flaps, seen ton of them.
To be a little more specific, you are talking 150's, right? Because on 250's it seems like every other one I see has dual tanks on a long bed.
Mar 22, 2014 | 12:35 AM
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No just long beds in general 150 or 250 always seem to have duel tanks at least I see more in the JY with duels than singles.
Back to your question. I am pretty sure I have seen a short bed with duel tank flaps....but not positive. So I think maybe kind of more rare than common.
Mar 22, 2014 | 12:53 AM
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Thank you. I'm going to try and keep a sharp eye out.
curiosity, would it be possible to take a short bed off a 250 that definitely has dual tanks, and then put it on a short 150?
Or even, have a custom hole/lid mad for a second tank? I don't know how you'd work the gauges out with that one though.
Mar 22, 2014 | 02:36 AM
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A short bed with duel tanks would swap over easy enough. Then is just the matter of getting a tank and some wiring, valve, switch....
Gas flaps get grafted into none gas flap beds all the time, know a good body work guy?
You could get a environmental control panel that has the duel tank switch and then have to tie it into the gauge harness.....might be a PITA.
Unless you are ready to swap a complete harness or it might be wired in there (in the OEM harness) already?
The guru's will answer that one.
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