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Hey guys,
Have some ideas I want to run to run by you all.
I'm working on my '87 F350 project and trying to figure out aux fuel tanks.
The truck has a stock mid fuel tank of about 17 gallons (not enough for a 460 for sure), and it has a flatbed with a tank mounted where a toolbox would go below the bed. I circled it in the picture.
I think this tank holds about 20 gallons. In this truck's former life, it had an electric pump mounted on the frame with a switch in the cab that pumped gas into the filler neck of the stock tank from the bed mounted aux tank.
I would like to come up with a better system, for sure one that can't run unless the truck is running so it won't over fill the tank. There were times when the pump was left on and ran the battery down etc.
What do you all think about this or have suggestions on how to improve it?
The flatbed mounted tank is lower than the stock mid tank so gravity won't work with this.
I am also thinking of adding a transfer tank/tool box combo to the bed. Once this truck is done I would use it to pull a camper vs always relying on F150 now.
We have a toy hauler camper that we go to racetracks on the weekends for my son and motorcross races. It is a pain to bring 4 5 gallon cans to keep gas in the generator, bikes, etc.
Is it possible to hank a transfer tank feed into a main gas tank? Maybe with gravity and a shutoff? I see where there are a lot of options for diesel guys online, but don't see much for the gas big block guys.
Don't know if there are rules for DOT on things like this or not?
Transfer tank would be something like this.
I guess you could just pump from a transfer tank into a truck, I don't think I would need the ability to have 100 gallons of gas, but just curious if it could be done.
Just spit balling. Do you guys have any ideas?
Have some ideas I want to run to run by you all.
I'm working on my '87 F350 project and trying to figure out aux fuel tanks.
The truck has a stock mid fuel tank of about 17 gallons (not enough for a 460 for sure), and it has a flatbed with a tank mounted where a toolbox would go below the bed. I circled it in the picture.
I think this tank holds about 20 gallons. In this truck's former life, it had an electric pump mounted on the frame with a switch in the cab that pumped gas into the filler neck of the stock tank from the bed mounted aux tank.
I would like to come up with a better system, for sure one that can't run unless the truck is running so it won't over fill the tank. There were times when the pump was left on and ran the battery down etc.
What do you all think about this or have suggestions on how to improve it?
The flatbed mounted tank is lower than the stock mid tank so gravity won't work with this.
I am also thinking of adding a transfer tank/tool box combo to the bed. Once this truck is done I would use it to pull a camper vs always relying on F150 now.
We have a toy hauler camper that we go to racetracks on the weekends for my son and motorcross races. It is a pain to bring 4 5 gallon cans to keep gas in the generator, bikes, etc.
Is it possible to hank a transfer tank feed into a main gas tank? Maybe with gravity and a shutoff? I see where there are a lot of options for diesel guys online, but don't see much for the gas big block guys.
Don't know if there are rules for DOT on things like this or not?
Transfer tank would be something like this.
I guess you could just pump from a transfer tank into a truck, I don't think I would need the ability to have 100 gallons of gas, but just curious if it could be done.
Just spit balling. Do you guys have any ideas?
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