Bronco Fuel Tank Install

[chillman88]

I think when I do mine I'm going to start with something like this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X5TNTRS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_3W9A33CSWHDN1JN80H64?psc=1

I'm too paranoid to just stuff an elbow in there!

 

[IDIBRONCO]

It's a good idea, but you still have to get the 90* turn to make it go horizontally. I remembered that Wes mentioned that it has to be a tight turn because a more gradual one will hit the bottom of the bed. That's why I spent quite a bit of time trying to find a random elbow that was tight enough to clear the bed. I just happened to glance at these pex fittings in Home Depot and the light bulb came on.

 

[chillman88]

I remembered that Wes mentioned that it has to be a tight turn because a more gradual one will hit the bottom of the bed

Yeah I know, I figured I'd cross that bridge when I get there. Maybe the truck needs a 1" body lift?

 

[u2slow]

As far as the bronco tanks go... is there a particular year/style sending unit thats both available and low cost?

I'm curious because the tank dimensions are attractive for my dodges. Ramcharger tanks are plastic so the aftermarket never got into them.

 

[hacked89]

The universe is in balance that idiBRONCO documented the forums Bronco tank install.

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[CBRF3]

As far as the bronco tanks go... is there a particular year/style sending unit thats both available and low cost?

I'm curious because the tank dimensions are attractive for my dodges. Ramcharger tanks are plastic so the aftermarket never got into them.

I would have to look back in my posts in past I linked all the info before makes models you name it but currently dont have the time to do so got a crazy project going that will likely be very special in our IDI world.


you can get replacement gasoline ones for these old fords just got to rewire and install them and tweak them a bit to work on these tanks https://www.ebay.com/itm/373210453102?fits=Model:F-150|Make:Ford&hash=item56e513946e:g:IhAAAOSwnwpfcYWo


IDIBRONCO glad to see your having no real issues I said that before the sending unit and such is the same for the gas and the diesel as for the hole it fits in if you have any issues come up feel free to message me done this atleast 20 times myself I prefer a bottom sump pickup myself this way you never end up with water and such in the tank and have easy access to drain it and such I used to have to do that every so often due to condensation in the rear tank.

 

[u2slow]

you can get replacement gasoline ones for these old fords just got to rewire and install them and tweak them a bit to work on these tanks https://www.ebay.com/itm/373210453102?fits=Model:F-150|Make:Ford&hash=item56e513946e:g:IhAAAOSwnwpfcYWo

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Looks like the sender-only, missing the pickup tube and flange that's secured by the lock ring. Only $180 to ship a $12 part.... Gotta love eBay

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I didn't get very far with this today. I decided to mow and try to weed eat around my garage. Between that and talking to the next door neighbor, I only managed to get the pex elbow installed into the filler neck. I used a step drill bit to make the hole. I found out that even though it's listed as 3/4", the elbow is slightly smaller than 11/16" (good thing I stopped when I did). In order to give the JB Weld the best chance at sticking, I used a wire wheel on the filler neck and the part of the elbow that went into the filler neck. Carb cleaner finished the clean up job. I decided to do this way before trying to install the filler neck in order to let the JB Weld set up. It wasn't my best looking JB Weld job, but it should hold.

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[IDIBRONCO]

The universe is in balance that idiBRONCO documented the forums Bronco tank install.

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[IDIBRONCO]

IDIBRONCO glad to see your having no real issues I said that before the sending unit and such is the same for the gas and the diesel as for the hole it fits in if you have any issues come up feel free to message me done this atleast 20 times myself I prefer a bottom sump pickup myself this way you never end up with water and such in the tank and have easy access to drain it and such I used to have to do that every so often due to condensation in the rear tank

Well it's been so far, so good. I thought about a sump, but decided against it.
When I did the 6.9 install in my '86 Bronco, I just used the Bronco tank that was already in it. The feed line for the 6.9 hooked right up to the feed line on the Bronco sender. I ran the return into the filler neck. If anyone doesn't want to do that, you'd have to figure out something for the return. I had a guy tell me that in 1985, the trucks were all EFI. In 86, the Broncos that cam out with a 351W had a carb, but the ones that came out with a 302 were EFI. In 87, all of the Broncos were EFI. I've never checked into this for myself. Just to be safe, I ordered a 1985 Bronco tank. I thought about ordering a 1985 Bronco sender, but since this is only going to be used for a transfer tank, the gauge will never read from this tank. I'm just going to use a piece of fuel line and attach it to the pick up on the sender.
One final though regarding the 85/86 EFI vs carb thing. It's possible that only the small block trucks had EFI in 1985. The 460 trucks may have still had a carb. It almost seems like I've seen/heard that the 460s had carbs in 1987, but I can't remember that part. I do know that the 460s had EFI in 1988. Of course this thread really isn't about gas engines anyway.

 

[CBRF3]

Well it's been so far, so good. I thought about a sump, but decided against it.
When I did the 6.9 install in my '86 Bronco, I just used the Bronco tank that was already in it. The feed line for the 6.9 hooked right up to the feed line on the Bronco sender. I ran the return into the filler neck. If anyone doesn't want to do that, you'd have to figure out something for the return. I had a guy tell me that in 1985, the trucks were all EFI. In 86, the Broncos that cam out with a 351W had a carb, but the ones that came out with a 302 were EFI. In 87, all of the Broncos were EFI. I've never checked into this for myself. Just to be safe, I ordered a 1985 Bronco tank. I thought about ordering a 1985 Bronco sender, but since this is only going to be used for a transfer tank, the gauge will never read from this tank. I'm just going to use a piece of fuel line and attach it to the pick up on the sender.
One final though regarding the 85/86 EFI vs carb thing. It's possible that only the small block trucks had EFI in 1985. The 460 trucks may have still had a carb. It almost seems like I've seen/heard that the 460s had carbs in 1987, but I can't remember that part. I do know that the 460s had EFI in 1988. Of course this thread really isn't about gas engines anyway.

You can return directly back into the feed line I do this to help with fuel filter warming in cold weather along with simplicity and my feed fuel temps never go over 125f so it seems to work well been doing it for years on many of my builds so there is no need to return to tank honestly and for the air purge issue if get air in system you just bleed it from the fuel filter after the lift pump or electric pump and good to go.

 

[snicklas]

Hey Bronco….. do you have the picture handy of what caused there to be an IDIBronco in the first place?

***WARNING*** this picture is not for the faint of heart!!!!

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Hey Bronco….. do you have the picture handy of what caused there to be an IDIBronco in the first place?

***WARNING*** this picture is not for the faint of heart!!!!

Well let me see. Are you talking about one of these?

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[IDIBRONCO]

Or was it one of these?

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[IDIBRONCO]

Missing that truck is what made me decide to keep my current 85 F250 AKA the Blue Truck. While it doesn't look as good as that one did before the wreck, it's always been more mechanically sound. It ran better, it's been tighter underneath, and it had fewer little things wrong other than the rough interior with the steering wheel with no internal parts whatsoever.

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