CHEVY TRUCK FUEL TANKS AND MORE

THIS IS A 16 GALLON TANK FROM A 1979 CHEVY SHORT BED. I NEEDED THE SENDING UNIT.

YOU CAN GET OEM SPEC GALVANIZED REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS AT THE LINS BELOW. BEWARE OF PLASTIC TANKS!!

YOU CAN SEE THREE LINES TO THE TANK. ONE 3/8"=SUPPLY ONE 5/16"=VENT, AND ONE 1/4"=RETURN. THE WIRE IN THE CENTER, GOES TO THE GAUGE. THE WIRE ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE RING, IS THE GROUND. IT IS ADVISED YOU USE A BRASS PUNCH TO ROTATE THE LOCK RING WHEN REMOVING THE SENDING UNIT. REMEMBER A GALLON OF FUEL WEIGHS ABOUT 8 POUNDS. THAT MEANS 10 GALLONS IS ABOUT 80 POUNDS. SLOSHING AROUND POUNDS. MAKES CHANGING THE TANK HARD. HOW DO I KNOW? I SIPHONED THE 10 + GALLONS OUT OF MINE, AFTER LOWERING IT TO THE GROUND. IT WAS LEAKING IN 3 PLACES, I *HAD* TO CHANGE IT.

IF YOUR FUEL TANK HAS A PLASTIC SHIELD, YOU SHOULD REMOVE IT AND DRILL A FEW 1/2" HOLES IN THE BOTTOM TO ALLOW DEBRIS TO BE WASHED OUT. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LITTLE PEBBLE TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE PLASTIC TO RUB THROUGH YOUR TANK AND CAUSE A LEAK. ACCUMULATION OF MUD AND GRIT BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE PLASTIC SHIELD WILL PROMOTE RUST, AND ACCELERATE THE RUST PROCESS, CAUSING PIN HOLE LEAKS.