Doing a little test drive last night and I ended up on the side of the road. After pulling the sending unit out and sticking my fat finger inside I found the reason, the pick up tube is no longer attached to the fitting on top of the tank. Thought I'd just make another but the existing fitting is not removable, arrrg! Any thoughts?
Thanks

 

You may have to get a little red neck on it. 1st remove the tank and wash it out real good. no gas vapor at all. 2nd find a compression style fitting that would thread into the threads on the pickup. 3rd drill through the bottom of the threaded part on the top of the tank large enough to slide copper pipe through the compression fitting to the bottom of the tank. 4th sweat a threaded coupler to the end of the pipe and hook it back up.

May be faster and better to buy a new tank.

 

Thanks, are those tanks available?

 

I assume it's the in cab tank. Yes they are out there.

 

Yes, behind the seat

 

https://cgfordparts.com/ufolder/ford...mber=C1TZ-9002
http://www.lmctruck.com/features/fb/...k78aAnVI8P8HAQ

I'm sure there are other places.

 

I have heard if before you bring a torch flame close to a empty gas tank you should fill it full of water. After you clean it out good. Even less chance any gas fumes will ignite.

 

Just unsolder the fitting, make a new tube and solder it back in.
I've soldered on dozens of tanks, no need to fill with water or purge if you aren't using a flame. I use a rather large soldering copper. It's the soldering iron you heat with a torch (away from the tank)
Like these;

https://cdn0.rubylane.com/shops/char...1923.1L.jpg?82

 

I just bought the LMC 19.5 Gal tank and look as good as the OEM cab tank, don't thing it's really 19.5 though.

I did not want take it to a rad shop for cleaning as the EPA is not very friendly in Ca.
and would have to still pay for Hazardous waste fee for cleaning it so just got a new tank.

I've converting it for EFI setup my old tank was good and no loco wanted it so I dropped it off at PnP scrap box.

Ps if your tank is rusting away then, I'd replace it look how old it is.

 

You bought the D0TZ-9002-A tank from LMC, but it's actually reproduced by Blue Oval Truck Parts (Anaheim CA), sold the general public and other repro parts sellers.

1970: FoMoCo replaced the 1961/69 F100/800 18 gallon in-cab tank (C1TZ-9002-K) with the 1970 (1970/72 - D0TZ-9002-A) F100/750 19.5 gallon tank for use as a "service part replacement."

 

Nice looking tank!

 

Bill, I tried to look up the tank on Blue Oval, no luck. Found it a few other places but not there

 

Carpenter had the tank when it was originally reproduced, I called them and asked about availability. They told me they were buying the tank from Blue Oval Truck Parts, who had reproduced it.

Blue Oval's paper repro parts catalog is very hard to read. In 2011, while touring local Ford parts reproducers with 'out of town' FTE members, I picked up a copy at their Anaheim location.

Meanwhile, Carpenter & LMC's catalogs are very EZ to read.

 

Thank for the info, I just thought I'd try and buy from them (blue oval).. I think LMC has the best price at 250 bucks delivered.

 

See if Classic Auto Parts in OKC (formerly Obsolete Ford Parts) has it. They're probably closer to you than LMC in KS