I'd venture to say this doesn't relate to many, since most are probably towing with a newer vehicle :lol:...
Anyway, my 1988 F250, aka "Old Faithful" is still up to the task,
But,
She sprung a leak in the rear tank recently;
So,
I used that as an opportunity to replace the stock 19 gallon tank with an aftermarket 38 gallon gas tank;
Which,
when combined with the front left-side 19 gallon tank, brings the on-board total fuel capacity to 57 gallons :shock: !!!
The stock fuel tank pick-up & float assembly had to be modified to "reach down" to the bottom of the deeper tank, but the new tank included the necessary parts & instructions.
I also replaced the in-tank fuel pump and strainer, "just because", since I was already in there...
Still have to fabricate extensions for the spare tire mount, if I decide to keep it under the truck - there's plenty of ground clearance for it to remain there, and I like the idea of keeping the bed space free for other gear, but for now, the spare is residing in the bed...
I have no idea yet on the added "range" the extra-capacity tank provides, as I've not had the opportunity to tow our "New-to-us" Solaris T-279 for any distance yet, as we're still "sorting it out", but I'm hoping next Spring will change that...:cool:
Anyway, my 1988 F250, aka "Old Faithful" is still up to the task,
But,
She sprung a leak in the rear tank recently;
So,
I used that as an opportunity to replace the stock 19 gallon tank with an aftermarket 38 gallon gas tank;
Which,
when combined with the front left-side 19 gallon tank, brings the on-board total fuel capacity to 57 gallons :shock: !!!
The stock fuel tank pick-up & float assembly had to be modified to "reach down" to the bottom of the deeper tank, but the new tank included the necessary parts & instructions.
I also replaced the in-tank fuel pump and strainer, "just because", since I was already in there...
Still have to fabricate extensions for the spare tire mount, if I decide to keep it under the truck - there's plenty of ground clearance for it to remain there, and I like the idea of keeping the bed space free for other gear, but for now, the spare is residing in the bed...
I have no idea yet on the added "range" the extra-capacity tank provides, as I've not had the opportunity to tow our "New-to-us" Solaris T-279 for any distance yet, as we're still "sorting it out", but I'm hoping next Spring will change that...:cool: