Some one try to steal my fuel and pushed my siphon guard down and fell in my fuel tank. What is the best way to remove it and get out of the tank thru the opening.
Anti siphon guard fell in my fuel tank how to get out the tank
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Holland Duck, Sep 10, 2018.
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Remove the fuel tank from the truck.
Go to lowes and purchase a hand held
Concrete saw.
The same ones you see them using cutting
Up the highway with all the time.
Cost about 1000 bucks.
Buy a metal cutting blade for it. 100 bucks.
Drain all the fuel,then cut a big hole in the
Side of the tank.
Remove you 20 dollar siphon Gaurd.
Then throw every thing on the back of
Your pick up truck and drive to the closest
Fab shop in town.
Have them reweld your tank back together.
400 bucks.
Reinstall tank and fill with fuel.
Go trucking.
Saw 1000
Blade 100
Welder 400
Cost 1500
And a week down time to recover a 20 dollar part.
Or you could just leave it in the tank.
I don't see anybody else with any bright ideas.ColumbiaBoB, buddyd157, Rideandrepair and 5 others Thank this. -
Rideandrepair Thanks this.
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First you need to get a lighter so you can see it inside the tank.
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Pull bolts off fuel tank bands from frame. Slap the junker truck tank into the bands rebolt onto frame.
Transfer fuel. Toss old tank.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
Get a coat hanger to fish it out then a large screw driver and bent it closed got mine out pretty easy. Mine just fell in from old age they wear out from all the bouncing around
Rideandrepair, Holland Duck, Dave_in_AZ and 1 other person Thank this. -
You guys. Stop. I wanna know if they got the fuel.
Socal Xpress, Rideandrepair and tucker Thank this. -
Whole lot more fun to cut a big
Hole in the side of the tank.
He could brag about for years at the iron skillet.Rideandrepair and River9601 Thank this.
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