2 tanks?


92MiniMonster

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I Didnt know where else to write this other than this forum:
I was standing outside the local barbershop and saw a late 80's ranger pull up with 2 gas caps, 1 in front and 1 in back of the wheel. Whats up with this? I never knew rangers had two tanks??
 
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It was an option on some '80s trucks. I don't know much about it beyond that though.
 
yep, anouther one of fords offer it for 2 years in the 80's options.so 20 years later everyone can say hey i just got to have that.knew of a 88 extra cab that had the dual tanks.

I think THINK the rear tank is 12 gallons.
 
thats exactly what im thinking, especially with my long commute, two tanks would be awesome. Thanks for the info guys.
 
I had a 84 and it had 2 tanks on it.
 
yeah, the second tank goes where the spare is on most trucks. its actually 13 gal if i remember. i have heard that the wiring is there, just not the switches and hardware, because ford used the same basic harness for every truck.
 
I bought one of the "in the spare well" auxilliary tanks. When I saw that the filler neck would just stick thru a grommeted hole in the bed's sidewall, I decided not to install it. I went with a marine polytank inside my tool box and a transfer pump on a timer.
 
The one on mine was a tank. It had the switch to change the tank from front to back and the whole 9 yards.
 
my spare will be a 33" anyway, so it will have to go in the bed, so if i wanted an auxilary tank, do you think i could mount the aux. tank where they went and route the filler hose to come up through the inside of the bed? Anyone have suggestions. I drive from Baltimore MD to either DC or Virginia everyday depending on where the job is. 2 tanks would save me a lot of stopping time. As far as switching over, I assume you need to splice in extra fuel lines and a switch to get the aux. fuel pump hot?
 
My '86 has a rear tank only, as the suspension is where the front tank was. I found a replacement sender and straps but, not the tank. Mine is rusted.
It also has a spare tire mount in the left front corner of the box.
 
my plan is to install a divorced 205 in my 86 xtra cab as a doubler. i might have to take piece out of the stock tank to make room for the 205

2 tanks?
 
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