Harpooning the tank

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Apr 15, 2005 | 10:35 AM

horser72

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Harpooning the tank

I went by Choctaw Bob's instructions and I wasn't sure what I was supposed to find . The vent was only about 4 inches long so I cut it back to about an inch. I guess it let fuel go in easier, I just wanted to see if I had done it right or not.

Apr 15, 2005 | 11:32 AM

satcom40

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did you cut the fuel inlet also, and now much fuel did it take to fill it up

Apr 15, 2005 | 02:47 PM

horser72

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No just the vent, my tank holds about 39 gallons and I always fill up to where I can see the diesel in the neck.

Apr 15, 2005 | 03:27 PM

gonnasellit_temp

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The vent pipe is the one that matters most. Sounds to me like you got it right. It makes topping off much quicker and will hold a few more gallons.

Apr 15, 2005 | 04:01 PM

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Does anybody have information on the approximate increase on the 29 gallon tank? Thanks!
Russ

Apr 15, 2005 | 10:22 PM

gonnasellit_temp

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I cut my vent pipe off within about one inch of the top of the tank and it took 35 gallons to refill it from a bone dry state. I usually run until the gauge is pretty close to empty and the Overhead says 25 miles or so to empty and it takes 31 - 32 gallons to fill up.

Apr 16, 2005 | 01:44 PM

refuse2

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Originally Posted by Kepler4

Does anybody have information on the approximate increase on the 29 gallon tank? Thanks!
Russ

Really there is no more of an increase depending on how you filled it up before it would just take so much longer to get there and most would just give up before they got there. Like stated before you can get on a dry tank about 34 gallons in it or so with a (29 gallon) tank go figure.

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