Monday, Apr 30, 2007 at 18:59
Hi There, I fitted a 128 litre (LONGRANGER) LR
Tank to my Hilux DC ln106 tray back.
I first let the
fuel run down to nearly empty for the weekend. Then drained what
fuel was left into a big container, I think I had about 15 litres left.
Unbolted the
tank and all the hoses.
With a bit of struggling I managed to get the LR
tank into position but found that I had to remove the rear tail-shaft for as the
tank goes over it . I had some jack stands to hold it up into position because it was getting to heavy. Then found that the three rear bolts didn`t line up with the bracket so I bashed the rear bracket with a lump hammer, and redrilled some bolt holes so it would bloody fit. I had it in and out of position about 3 or 4 times before I got the boltholes to line up.
I Dont understand why it did`nt line up ? AND THEY ARE A VERY TIGHT FIT !
Now the fun bit starts trying to get the
fuel filler and breather hoses connected.
You have to sort of connect them before the
tank is all the way home into position.
I would imagine it would be easier with the tray removed, but can be done without.
Also before it all goes in I had to remove the original
fuel sender gauge and bend it to suit the LR
tank, Don`t allow the float to hit the bottom of the
tank, you don`t want to run out of
fuel when your gauge reads empty.Best to have 20 litres or so left when empty. I also had to bend the
fuel pick up line to get closer to the bottom of the
tank.
GOOD LUCK BROTHER.
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