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Old Aug 19, 2018 | 03:25 PM
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new fuel tanks

After rebuilding my carb I noticed there was a ton of rust flakes pouring out of the fuel filter (see below). I put a new filter on and got a clear universal one I put before the pump so I could monitor for more rust... sure enough after 15 mins of running while I adjusted the mixture screws the clear filter already had a half inch of rust flakes built up in it.(truck is running 1000x better with the carb rebuild by the way)

So a new tank is in my future.


I was thinking of getting the extra capacity, 38 gallon, fuel tank from LMC along with the new sending unit, etc. I was wondering if any of you had any experience with that one or if you had some other alternative. Not sure about LMC.



 
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The larger gas tank is something that can be ordered at your auto parts store. This topic came up not too long ago. Also, do a search to see more.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-good-lmc.html
 
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The larger gas tank is something that can be ordered at your auto parts store. This topic came up not too long ago. Also, do a search to see more.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-good-lmc.html
Thanks, I think you just saved me $100
 
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