On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:04:48 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 12/12/2011 2:37 PM, stryped wrote:
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The problem is, the metal line runs behind the gas tank in the frame
rail and the whole line is about 10 feet from one end to the other. I
had the gas tank out to replace the fuel pump and replaced that line
while it was out becasue it was rusted and leaking. I am not sure if
there is room to work with the tank in. The compression fitting is not
behind the tank but right before it in the frame rail but kind of hard
to get to I am thinking.

Bummer...hate it when that happens...I really agree I think you ought to
swap out the compression fitting, though.

I have another question, though, since you dropped the tank...the tank
on the 4x4 has developed a leak that I patched once but it has since
returned so am going to replace it. (Former owner apparently drove over
something high and pushed the bottom up and crimped a corner and it has
finally flexed enough to start a leak along the crease.)

Anyway, I propped it up and just removed the shroud to do that and
haven't actually ever dropped one. What's the way the fill spout,
lines, etc., are attached? Can one just lower it and then access them
for disconnecting? Didn't really examine when under before and have
just parked it and got a pan collecting the drip at the moment while
awaiting the replacement tank's arrival as it has been better cold and
windy so not too inclined to get out and under...
The filler neck just "jam fits" into a rubber donut in the tank - can
be a royal pain to remove sometimes, and lubing it before re-assembly
makes the job a lot easier. The fuel lines can be some fun - often
there is some flexible hose between the tank unit and the main fuel
lines - it is often simpler to just cut the hose and replace with new
than to coax the flex hose off the steel lines. Use nothing but "fuel
injection" hose clamps - they clamp all the way around the hose and
won't extrude the hose through the clamp when you tighten it.
If the lines on the guage unit are rusted it might be a smart idea to
replace it when you have the tank out - save yourself the job of
taking it back out next week - or next month - or what-ever.
And if the tank straps are at all weak - replace them too