Removing front fuel tank
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Removing front fuel tank
My front fuel tank pump has been broken for quite some time now and i would like to remove it, so far i have drained the front tank and would like to know what i need to do as far as caping off the connections ( inlet and vent) coming from the fuel tank slector valve? this is just temporary untill i get the money for the new pump. i just dont want to screw anything up. your help is greatly appriciated thanks.
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Some info on your truck would be great, what year, engine, model, etc.. As far as removing the pump, wait until you have the new pump until you remove the old one too. Might need the fuel line disconnect tools as well depending on what year truck you have. Fred
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OOps that just might help a tad bit for me to tell you the make model..... lol sry
ok its an 88 f150 ex cab with the 302 and of course the dual tanks, i went under the truck and was looking at the fuel line connections and i saw that they are just held on by little plastic clips, the same as the ones that hold the fuel lines to the fuel filter.
id really like to get that extra tank out of there because its really just dead weight, the lighter the better considering gas prices. i do have someone who has a fuel pump for me, i just want to be able to take the tank out and work on it then put it back in a few weeks later.
ok its an 88 f150 ex cab with the 302 and of course the dual tanks, i went under the truck and was looking at the fuel line connections and i saw that they are just held on by little plastic clips, the same as the ones that hold the fuel lines to the fuel filter.
id really like to get that extra tank out of there because its really just dead weight, the lighter the better considering gas prices. i do have someone who has a fuel pump for me, i just want to be able to take the tank out and work on it then put it back in a few weeks later.
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There should be two straps going across the fuel tank. The bolt should be towards the passanger side. Take out bolts and lower. Hope you know how to get the fuel lines off, if you need help just ask.
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I had to replace my front tanks straps last summer. The forward bolt head on the extended cab is just under the cab, it was a pain to get off since mine was rusty to begin with. Plan on replacing the nuts & bolts with Grade5 and get new straps if yours are rusty too.
Use a block of wood on the bottom of the tank and a jack under the wood while you remove the straps, then guide the tank down with the jack enoung to undo the fuel lines and disconnect the wires. Now you can finish dropping the tanlk and finish plugging the lines.
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Use a block of wood on the bottom of the tank and a jack under the wood while you remove the straps, then guide the tank down with the jack enoung to undo the fuel lines and disconnect the wires. Now you can finish dropping the tanlk and finish plugging the lines.
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hehehe. but the straps can rust completely thru, like mine did. Well worth $25.
Hopefully you won't be driving when your tank falls off...
Hopefully you won't be driving when your tank falls off...
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I had to use bunji cords to hold my tank in until the new straps came in. :-)
Of course a week after I got it all back together, painted and undercoated, that same tank developes a dam leak! LMAO
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Of course a week after I got it all back together, painted and undercoated, that same tank developes a dam leak! LMAO
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When our tanks fall off, Do we yell "Bombs away!" or "Los torpedos!"?
BTW, fuel lines are not held together with plastic clips,Ford uses metal and plastic retainers at all the spring-lock connectors ever since the trucks started catching on fire around 1986 or 7. The real work is done by spring couplings inside the flared end of the fuel line. They can be a bugger to pull apart even with the best fuel line removal tool.
When under the truck take eye protection with you, and bring plenty of rags, please relieve the fuel pressure from the lines, and maybe it would help to remove the fuel filler caps also, to relieve gas vapor pressure to the atmosphere.There will be gas in the lines when you pop the lines apart, be careful not to get it all over your face, in your eyes, and mouth and up your nose...like the way I do it.
BTW, fuel lines are not held together with plastic clips,Ford uses metal and plastic retainers at all the spring-lock connectors ever since the trucks started catching on fire around 1986 or 7. The real work is done by spring couplings inside the flared end of the fuel line. They can be a bugger to pull apart even with the best fuel line removal tool.
When under the truck take eye protection with you, and bring plenty of rags, please relieve the fuel pressure from the lines, and maybe it would help to remove the fuel filler caps also, to relieve gas vapor pressure to the atmosphere.There will be gas in the lines when you pop the lines apart, be careful not to get it all over your face, in your eyes, and mouth and up your nose...like the way I do it.
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Just cut the plastic hoses and put a bolt in em (with a clamp on it).....when you go to put the tank back in you can buy little white plastic connectors to join them back up......they just push into the hoses and don't need a clamp.
They can be a real pain to get off the pump and you'll likely bugger up the now rusty steel lines coming from it, then you'll have to buy the whole assembly. It's a LOT easier to get them off when your not trying to work abouve a tank thats balanced on a jack.
They can be a real pain to get off the pump and you'll likely bugger up the now rusty steel lines coming from it, then you'll have to buy the whole assembly. It's a LOT easier to get them off when your not trying to work abouve a tank thats balanced on a jack.
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for now im going to just take the tank down i know how to discconect the lines ect.. its all rather simple along with unscrewin the filler neck ( duurrhh) but yeah theres nothing wrong with just capping the fuel line and return line off? thats all i needed to know. thank you very much
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Originally Posted by amcf150
for now im going to just take the tank down i know how to discconect the lines ect.. its all rather simple along with unscrewin the filler neck ( duurrhh) but yeah theres nothing wrong with just capping the fuel line and return line off? thats all i needed to know. thank you very much
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someone i know can probably give me an old set of lines (steal) so i was thinking either just cut those ones and cap them off or get some caps that would lock in place with the stock connection clip that holds the gas line on.
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I'm wanting to just remove my saddletank completely to free up weight. What should I do to permanently remove it. Drop it and just bolt/clamp the lines and call it good and never flip the gas switch back to Front? Will I set off any lights if I just completely removed it?