Long Ranger Tank Question

I assume your car is a petrol model. I would imagine you can get fitting instructions and any modifications need from the manufacturer. Doesn't the tank come with internal pump and sender unit already modified?? As for pumps to be used, i would suggest a VK commodore EFI pump (reasonably cheap and easy to come by) There are not too many EFI cars that came with external pumps.
Hope some of this is useful.
Cheers Andrew

What's wrong with useing the pump in your existing tank? If the long range tank has the longer rod that holds the pump at the bottom of the tank I would have thought that just useing your old pump would be a sinch???????? Maybe I am missing the point or is it a replacement deal where the wrecker gets your old tank???

Sounds like a bargain if the tank is in good order. Good luck with it.
Trevor.

The tank is in very good order. I also assumed I could use my existing pump its just what the bloke said I would have to use an external pump that tossed me.

Personally I figured I could get this tank and just swap all my stuff over which is the same as buying it new, unless i'm missing something as well.

Might get it professionally installed and get a mod plate at the same time may same a few issues.

Brian

Brian,

If you have a petrol Rodeo you will have to use the high pressure pump out of the original tank. It should just bolt in along with the sender unit for the fuel gauge. Some brackets might have to be welded to the chassis to fit the bigger tank.

If it is a diesel Rodeo, it is a bit hard to tell if your vehicle is petrol or diesel form you Rig Page, then a pick up pipe would already in the tank. The fuel hose needs to be connected as well as the return line. As with the fuel sender unit the wiring will have to be done.

Two ways to tell if it is a petrol tank or a diesel tank. The petrol tank will have a large expansion tank on top of the tank it self and will also have two large holes in the tank. One for the fuel pump and the other for the sender unit.
With a diesel tank there will be only one hole in the side of the tank for the sender unit and a pick up pipe for the diesel. The fuel pump for the diesel is on the motor.

If you can get the numbers off the side of the tank and ring the company they should be able to sort things out for you.

Wayne

Brian, unless they thought you were going to bolt in onto your tray as an extra..

As far as I recall from working at ARB all the Long Ranger tanks are designed to be direct bolt in replacements, although I never sold a Rodeo tank. You should need any brackets or anything for mounting either unless there were slight mods advised by Long Ranger in their fitting instructions from new. (There were moderate mods for example for auxillary tank in Holden Crewman) Main replacement tanks however usually bolt in. Same for fuel senders and pumps. I know the Patrol tank I bought was set up so my pump/sender unit bolted stright in. They recessed the mounting area so nothing had to be extended. You don't even bother with changing the fuel sender. It just reads full till the extra 50 odd litres is used. In practice this doesn't cause any grief in fuel manegement.

Other sources for external pumps if really needed are the import wreckers. There are several Nissans and other cars that had external pumps aside from Commodores.

Any efi pump from a similar sized or larger engine should get you sorted.

Even if it was an auxillary tank you would only need a basic electric fuel pump like a Facet solid state which are only around $50, from memory, and it then pumps back into the factory tank.

Mod plate??? I don't recall ever doing mod plates for fuel tank installs, is that really needed in Qld. I would have thought Long Ranger would have type approval of some sort.

Gavin

I'm just going on with many articles about Qld DOT and hassle they have had. I just figured I'd need one is all, also for Insurance I'd simply cover my ass.

Brian