67-72 fuel tanks
Thread Starter
|
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,568
Likes: 1
From: Middleton, ID
67-72 fuel tanks
Just got a 71'-72' F-250 Highboy. While removing the tires on the rear I noticed that its got the saddle-bag style fuel tanks under the bedsides, as does my grandma's 72 F-100, I haven't been able to find a switch to use these two tanks, where should I be looking??
Thanks,
Eric
Thanks,
Eric
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 13,873
Likes: 3
From: Atlanta GA
> removing the tank from behind the seat.
If you are doing it for safety, keep the behind the seat tank, it is safer then a saddle tank outside of the frame. If someone crushes the cab to the point that the interior tank bursts, you are most likely dead if they hit on the driver's side and the resulting fire will not matter.
If a saddle tank bursts from a minor crash and dumps 12 gallons of gas as it explodes, you are still likely to die in the cab from the fireball if the truck is not pushed far from the accident site.
If you are doing it for safety, keep the behind the seat tank, it is safer then a saddle tank outside of the frame. If someone crushes the cab to the point that the interior tank bursts, you are most likely dead if they hit on the driver's side and the resulting fire will not matter.
If a saddle tank bursts from a minor crash and dumps 12 gallons of gas as it explodes, you are still likely to die in the cab from the fireball if the truck is not pushed far from the accident site.
Thread Starter
|
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,568
Likes: 1
From: Middleton, ID
Originally Posted by jowilker
JD, There are several sizes, some of the later tanks hold 18 or more gals. and that is about what the behind the seat tank holds.
John
John
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,931
Likes: 12
From: SW Michigan
extra fuel tanks
CustomErik, both of my 71s have tanks in front of the rear tires, but they are not the same shape. The ones in my 2wd are a little narrower than the ones in my 4wd, but they all seem to hold about twenty gallons per side. The ones my 2 wheeler is wearing, you can just see them peaking out from under the bed. The 4wd's extra tanks are out of sight. The narrow tanks on the 2wd have a filler door cut into the bed sides near the front of the box, and the four wheeler's doors are just in front of the wheel opening. From the looks of them, I don't think either set was factory equipment. DF, @ his Dad's house
Trending Topics
Freshman User
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
my saddle tanks are both 20 gallon units on my 71 f-250 4x4. The switch should be mechanical and metal and be located on the driver side just to the left of the seat on the raised section there.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski!["Beemer Nut"'s Avatar](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 50 50'><circle class='avatar-circle-default' fill='%23bc5285' cx='25px' cy='25px' r='20px'></circle><text class='avatar-text-default' x='49%' y='53%' fill='white' text-anchor='middle' alignment-baseline='middle'>"</text></svg>)
Elder User
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 977
Likes: 0
From: Houston, TX
Originally Posted by rebocardo
> removing the tank from behind the seat.
If you are doing it for safety, keep the behind the seat tank, it is safer then a saddle tank outside of the frame. If someone crushes the cab to the point that the interior tank bursts, you are most likely dead if they hit on the driver's side and the resulting fire will not matter.
If a saddle tank bursts from a minor crash and dumps 12 gallons of gas as it explodes, you are still likely to die in the cab from the fireball if the truck is not pushed far from the accident site.
If you are doing it for safety, keep the behind the seat tank, it is safer then a saddle tank outside of the frame. If someone crushes the cab to the point that the interior tank bursts, you are most likely dead if they hit on the driver's side and the resulting fire will not matter.
If a saddle tank bursts from a minor crash and dumps 12 gallons of gas as it explodes, you are still likely to die in the cab from the fireball if the truck is not pushed far from the accident site.
I want the added room in the cab, the smell of gas out but without having to keep my spare tire in the bed of the truck.
-J.Banks-
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 13,873
Likes: 3
From: Atlanta GA
I do not know what a 71-72 highboy is like, but, if it is anything like a 71 F-100 there is not room because of the cross member behind the cab and the way the shocks mount with the cross member over the rear axle. I measured when I had my bed off and the most I could fit with a custom tank would have been 12 gallons inside of the frame behind the cab.
Elder User
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 976
Likes: 0
From: SOUTH CAROLINA
jd, i got a tank from a 96 ford ranger and am mounting it in my 72 and it sits inside the frame rail. i had to flip the crossmember just in front of the rear end and notch the one the e brake is mounted to on the left side of the bottom brace. the tank has a molded section that lays inside the channel of the frame. and you'll have to make your own straps then either make a line to fill to the bedside or in the bed floor like i'm doing. it actually isn't much workand i like it inside the frame better than outside.
Thread Starter
|
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,568
Likes: 1
From: Middleton, ID
Does the pump pull from both tanks at once or does it have a valve system from side to side???
Also, would it be possible to remove the in-cab tank, and use the other two for the main system??
Also, would it be possible to remove the in-cab tank, and use the other two for the main system??
Freshman User
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
From: Placer County
jd, i got a tank from a 96 ford ranger and am mounting it in my 72 and it sits inside the frame rail. i had to flip the crossmember just in front of the rear end and notch the one the e brake is mounted to on the left side of the bottom brace. the tank has a molded section that lays inside the channel of the frame. and you'll have to make your own straps then either make a line to fill to the bedside or in the bed floor like i'm doing. it actually isn't much work and i like it inside the frame better than outside.