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Fuel tank
78 f150 in the process of changing fuel tanks , just needed to know if one without EEC would still work without being connected or should I go with one with EEC ,I know 76-79 had EEC ,does EEC really matter?? It’s my daily driver and I’m sort of on a budget
(19 gal)
(19 gal)
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No, it matters not on a 1978
By EEC you mean Duraspark electronic ignition
Order a cheap Chinese tank and it should work fine
Electronic Engine Control means a processor or ECU back in those days
Yours has an electronic ignition module and that is enough / wonderful
By EEC you mean Duraspark electronic ignition
Order a cheap Chinese tank and it should work fine
Electronic Engine Control means a processor or ECU back in those days
Yours has an electronic ignition module and that is enough / wonderful
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EEC is electronic engine control
I around 1971-73 EPROM
II " 1980 Variable Venturi Carburetor
III " 1981-83 CFI and still VV carbs
IV " 1983-84 TFI ignition and EFI
V " 1995 106 pin processor
VI " 2013
VII " Present
EVAP is evaporative emissions
I around 1971-73 EPROM
II " 1980 Variable Venturi Carburetor
III " 1981-83 CFI and still VV carbs
IV " 1983-84 TFI ignition and EFI
V " 1995 106 pin processor
VI " 2013
VII " Present
EVAP is evaporative emissions
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Hey, wait!!!
Pull your old tank before buying a new one to avoid my problem. "It's a '77 half-ton" I thought, so of course it has evaporated controls on the tank. So I bought the tank with the hole. Dropped the old tank and ??? NO HOLE!!! Now I have a tank with a hole that I don't need. Do look first. Assumptions can eat your lunch. Most replacement tanks are available with or without holes for no more than $10 between them. The rubber gasket and "rollover valve" cost about $30 if you shop. Plus the small line going to the gas filler is on opposite sides for the two different tanks.
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check your old tank first!
Pull your old tank before buying a new one to avoid my problem. "It's a '77 half-ton" I thought, so of course it has evaporated controls on the tank. So I bought the tank with the hole. Dropped the old tank and ??? NO HOLE!!! Now I have a tank with a hole that I don't need. Do look first. Assumptions can eat your lunch. Most replacement tanks are available with or without holes for no more than $10 between them. The rubber gasket and "rollover valve" cost about $30 if you shop. Plus the small line going to the gas filler is on opposite sides for the two different tanks.
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