Dropping the gas tank
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Dropping the gas tank
Tryin to drop the gas tank in my brothers 1997 Explorer. Need to replace the brake line so the tanks gotta come down. Can't get the 2 bolts up front that hold the tank to the bracket. No way of gettin my 1/2'' socket on there. Anyone have any tips on how to loosen these 2 bolts? There soakin in PB blaster now, but the 3/8'' ratchet just won't cut it.
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Tryin to drop the gas tank in my brothers 1997 Explorer. Need to replace the brake line so the tanks gotta come down. Can't get the 2 bolts up front that hold the tank to the bracket. No way of gettin my 1/2'' socket on there. Anyone have any tips on how to loosen these 2 bolts? There soakin in PB blaster now, but the 3/8'' ratchet just won't cut it.
That's what I've done on many similar Ford products. If you are worried about clipping it into place on the frame, well, you are performing a "repair" on an "old" vehicle, not a restoration. That "repair" will outlast the vehicle even though it isn't routed "like the original". Leave the old chunks in place behind the tank.
Don't drop the tank. You are making needless work for yourself.
If the fuel pump dies and you "really" have to drop the tank, take a few minutes to neaten up the brake line then if you want to.
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My first thought was don't drop the fuel tank. Its my brothers car, it had engine rebuilt 40k ago and he has no money, so this car is gonna have to last him a long time. I would like to drop the tank so I can clip it. I know its alot of work but I'm willin to put the time in.
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if you pull the tank, you might as well replace the fuel pump, and clean the junk out of the tank, cause you are gonna stir it up anyhow. Seems like the pumps are around 50 bucks, we had to do one on a mountain trail one day. I don't remember the front bolts as being any harder to get to than the rest, but that was a year and a half ago.
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