Dropping the gas tanks is not a haard job. You may want to get the assistance of a second person to keep the tanks steady as you lower, raise them. I just completed redoing mine 2 weeks ago. The tanks are not heavy just akward.
You will need 4 different sizes of fuel line. They are as follows:
1/2" fuel hose - 3 feet
3/8" fuel hose - 24 feet
5/16" fuel hose - 25 feet
1/4" fuel hose - 10 feet.
The worst part is the vent line that runs to the gas station fill opening. It runs between the body and the inside molded panel beside the drivers seat.
Sometimes the drain plugs in the bottom of the tanks will not come out. Don't force them, you may damage the tank. Instead, cut the fuel line on the output side of the tanks selector valve. Hook up an electric fuel pump and pump it out. This is easier and you can check to see if the selector valve really works.
Don't forget to change the line that connects the generator from the 90 to the electric valve on the backside of the motor. It is hard to get to.
Hope this helps.
Don 74 Sequioa 77 Palm Beach
- --
>Input needed from the old hands:::::
>I plan to change out my fuel tanks, lines, vents, hoses, filters, etc. in the
>next couple of days and would like some advice on what problems to anticipate,
>pointers, etc. This will be largely a 1-man job on jack-stands in my driveway.
>My senders seem to be okay, but the socks are probably kaput - anything wrong
>with cutting off the socks and adding a few inches of fuel line to reach the
>bottom of the tanks??? Plan to put a filter/water/fuel separator in-line
>between tanks and electric fuel pump, another filter in-line before carb -
>some have mentioned problem of fuel pump pulling fuel through filter @ tank???
>Your thoughts, please.
>Foote
>
Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere!
http://www.mailexcite.com
You will need 4 different sizes of fuel line. They are as follows:
1/2" fuel hose - 3 feet
3/8" fuel hose - 24 feet
5/16" fuel hose - 25 feet
1/4" fuel hose - 10 feet.
The worst part is the vent line that runs to the gas station fill opening. It runs between the body and the inside molded panel beside the drivers seat.
Sometimes the drain plugs in the bottom of the tanks will not come out. Don't force them, you may damage the tank. Instead, cut the fuel line on the output side of the tanks selector valve. Hook up an electric fuel pump and pump it out. This is easier and you can check to see if the selector valve really works.
Don't forget to change the line that connects the generator from the 90 to the electric valve on the backside of the motor. It is hard to get to.
Hope this helps.
Don 74 Sequioa 77 Palm Beach
- --
>Input needed from the old hands:::::
>I plan to change out my fuel tanks, lines, vents, hoses, filters, etc. in the
>next couple of days and would like some advice on what problems to anticipate,
>pointers, etc. This will be largely a 1-man job on jack-stands in my driveway.
>My senders seem to be okay, but the socks are probably kaput - anything wrong
>with cutting off the socks and adding a few inches of fuel line to reach the
>bottom of the tanks??? Plan to put a filter/water/fuel separator in-line
>between tanks and electric fuel pump, another filter in-line before carb -
>some have mentioned problem of fuel pump pulling fuel through filter @ tank???
>Your thoughts, please.
>Foote
>
Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere!
http://www.mailexcite.com
