Gas Tank Leak

SixFtUnd · 07-08-2011, 05:20 PM

my gas tank has a small hole in the bottom here is a link so you can see what it looks like

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...127816_0_86880

I am thinking I would like to shrink the tank in half if I could remove the bottom half it would tuck up above my frame
I don't know if I can make the same fuel pump work or the fuel gage

Thought, Comments, Price to do the job if I bring you the tank or somewhere I could check into getting that done

eighty3bronco · 07-08-2011, 09:20 PM

i have a plastic 33 gal tank to sell ya. i got it from jeffs bronco graveyard.

SixFtUnd · 07-08-2011, 09:36 PM

thats probably the same size or bigger than what I have I'm hopping to go smaller

donaldcon · 07-08-2011, 10:03 PM

Some of the rangers had factory rear tanks that are 13 gallon, find one.

They are basically a BII tank half as tall. Get on car-parts.com and find a junkyard near you with one. 83-88 had them optional

SixFtUnd · 07-10-2011, 09:00 PM

if I can't get this to work I will be going to U-Pull-N-Pay to look for that ranger tank

well I got the tank out cut it in half cut me a piece of steel to replace the bottom welded it on all was going good then I tested it to see if it would leak and sure enough it did I can't seem to get a good solid weld I have I think 4 or 5 spots that are leaking and I just can't seem to get them to stop

well any tips ????

donaldcon · 07-11-2011, 07:37 AM

yeah go to the yard and pull a ranger rear tank.

07-08-2011, 05:20 PM	#1
SixFtUnd Danny Beach Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cincinnati OH ( Price Hill) Posts: 481	Gas Tank Leak my gas tank has a small hole in the bottom here is a link so you can see what it looks like http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...127816_0_86880 I am thinking I would like to shrink the tank in half if I could remove the bottom half it would tuck up above my frame I don't know if I can make the same fuel pump work or the fuel gage Thought, Comments, Price to do the job if I bring you the tank or somewhere I could check into getting that done __________________ 86 Ford Bronco Last edited by SixFtUnd; 07-08-2011 at 05:25 PM.

07-08-2011, 09:20 PM	#2
eighty3bronco anywhere but there Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Blanchester, Oh Posts: 174	i have a plastic 33 gal tank to sell ya. i got it from jeffs bronco graveyard. __________________

07-08-2011, 09:36 PM	#3
SixFtUnd Danny Beach Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cincinnati OH ( Price Hill) Posts: 481	thats probably the same size or bigger than what I have I'm hopping to go smaller __________________ 86 Ford Bronco

07-08-2011, 10:03 PM	#4
donaldcon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancaster Ohio Posts: 383	Some of the rangers had factory rear tanks that are 13 gallon, find one. They are basically a BII tank half as tall. Get on car-parts.com and find a junkyard near you with one. 83-88 had them optional __________________ www.offroadohio.com www.facebook.com/offroadohio1 www.youtube.com/offroadohio1 www.photobucket.com/offroadohio Last edited by donaldcon; 07-08-2011 at 10:15 PM.

07-10-2011, 09:00 PM	#5
SixFtUnd Danny Beach Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cincinnati OH ( Price Hill) Posts: 481	if I can't get this to work I will be going to U-Pull-N-Pay to look for that ranger tank well I got the tank out cut it in half cut me a piece of steel to replace the bottom welded it on all was going good then I tested it to see if it would leak and sure enough it did I can't seem to get a good solid weld I have I think 4 or 5 spots that are leaking and I just can't seem to get them to stop well any tips ???? __________________ 86 Ford Bronco

07-11-2011, 07:37 AM	#6
donaldcon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancaster Ohio Posts: 383	yeah go to the yard and pull a ranger rear tank. __________________ www.offroadohio.com www.facebook.com/offroadohio1 www.youtube.com/offroadohio1 www.photobucket.com/offroadohio