Long Ranger Tanks

thanks for that Banjo.
Not that I have any idea what you mean by "swarf and greeblies" Ha ha ( i'm guessing to do with welding left overs?) I will keep that in mind. I was worried because I've heard various people talking about tanks splitting and other things.

Indeed....welding/cutting/machining etc bits of metal left in the tank - damned amazing - bloke had to have serious fuel system maintenance on a trip (twice even). That aside, the idea of extra fuel below is a good one, though I choose to carry mine on the camper in jerries (to distribute the weight across 6 wheels). If there is no the extra tank seems the only way.....like everything I guess, whatever it is we do for remote trips, we have to check it ourselves.

I have a Long Ranger tank (in an 80) and have nothing but praise for the quality. Additionally I have seen others with LR tanks that have taken a beating and other than dents, they continue to function fine.

Given the location of your aux tank, I doubt it will see much damage, if any.

Ian B

My father had a long range tank fitted to his jackaroo. Weld debris caused fuel pump failure. Not warranty, and tank manufacturer who installed tank did not want to know about it. About 1200 to fix.

Sean

Hey Jeff

ARB quoted $971 installed for the 60 litre tank
This is the one that is very non-tech. Sits above the spare tyre
,gravity feeds down to main tank. No extra fuel gauge - it just stays
on full for ages I guess. Only consideration is if doing majorly steep
inclines you may have the fuel wash back up and cause a stall
But I have only heard of that happening once. Hey, wouldnt be the
first all last stall on a steep bit though would it?

Jeff,

Since you're in WA, give K&N a ring to see if they make a tank for your Surf. Their # is 9456 4480.

I have a K&N 120 ltr replacement tank in my 2003 Hilux and am more than happy to recommend their service and tank to anyone (no affiliation etc....).

It re-uses all the original piping and fuel guage, and ground clearance isn't really effected. (The tank is actually a little lower than the original, but still not the lowest point under the car). My low fuel warning light works as usual, and the guage works for the "bottom half" of the tank - i.e. it stays on full for about 350 km and then starts to move.

Hope this info is useful,

The cost including fitting was $940.