P-12 Tommy Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 Well guys, I installed the new Tanksinc. gas tank today and it went smooth. I even got the sending unit hole to line up and I even got to reuse my straps! Even got the piping to the fender to line up. So all I gotta do is hook my fuel line up and put the sending unit in when I get it next week. I already ran new wires from the gauge to the tank and am getting around 6.5 volts when the key is in acc. and on. I'm one happy camper!! Next week I'm gonna finish the brake job. Tom Quote
greg g Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Looks like you made a good job of it. nice looking tank, whats the capacity? Looks like it will hold more than stock (17 gallons) Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Did you use a gasolene rated hunk of rubber hose to connect the filler spout? If not you need to do so now. Radiator hose will not work in this application. The gasolene rated hose is very expensive but required. If gasolene sits in the radiator hose it will eat it and leak. You will soon have a garage floor saturated with gasolene. Heed my warning and fix this now. Quote
Frank Elder Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 I have the same tank, works like a charm. Hose included with tank as a kit. Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Posted June 21, 2009 Don, It's the hose that came with the tank. It also came with the rollover vent valve. Everything's installed properly. Just waiting to get my sending unit to install next week. My old tank had so many seam leaks that nobody would touch it. Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Posted June 21, 2009 Looks like you made a good job of it. nice looking tank, whats the capacity? Looks like it will hold more than stock (17 gallons)Greg, It went better than I expected. I'm surprised the original straps fit. They told me stock capacity which is 17 gallon. I can't wait to put the sending unit in. I'll finally know how much gas is in the tank. I had a 5 gallon plastic tank in the trunk just to drive it around.Tom Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) Well..... here's an update on the gas tank situation. I got the sending unit today and unhooked the battery and installed it. Still wouldn't read anything. Figured out the dash gauge shorted out on me. Unhooked battery again. I had a spare guage sittin' around and put it in. Tightened all wires and ground. It works now but it'll go up to 3/4 tank then it'll drop to 1/4 and so forth. Why would it fluctuate? Just curious. BTW: I've got about 9 gallons in the tank. 17 gallons full. Tom Edited June 25, 2009 by P-12 Tommy Re-word Quote
daddyo23 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Posted June 25, 2009 Mine does the same thing. Same tank. I had to flip the arm on the sending unit to clear the baffles. Mine will read 3/4, then 1/2, sometimes 1/4. Never what I really have in the tank. I'm going to pull it out and have the wife watch the gauge as I move the arm. Where did you get the unit from? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 25, 2009 Report Posted June 25, 2009 the first thing to do is as you stated, pull the unit and verify it is smooth across the range of the resistor..a meter could be good here as it will reflect a dirty or intermittant read quicker than the slow to react dampened guage.. If this does indeeed pass the test, closer inspection of the mounting index to ensure not to hit any baffle would be the next move..even without baffles, the guage as designed is so slow to react that sploshing of gas in the tank has no immediate effect on the needle of the guage. Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Posted June 25, 2009 Mine does the same thing. Same tank. I had to flip the arm on the sending unit to clear the baffles. Mine will read 3/4, then 1/2, sometimes 1/4. Never what I really have in the tank. I'm going to pull it out and have the wife watch the gauge as I move the arm. Where did you get the unit from? Andy B Quote
Young Ed Posted June 25, 2009 Report Posted June 25, 2009 Wayne I've got a brand new 2wire sender for my truck we could hook up temporarily to your car and see if it changes anything. One of these years I'll get it installed in my pickup....... Quote
daddyo23 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 Wayne I've got a brand new 2wire sender for my truck we could hook up temporarily to your car and see if it changes anything. One of these years I'll get it installed in my pickup....... I'll take you up on that, Thanks. We can try it when I bring up the tanny and we do the rear end swap. Now that would be a productive day:D Quote
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