As Columbo might say.......there is just one thing we might be missing.......a few months ago, one
@Selahdoor found himself dismantling his dash to "look for the source of some smoke" .... isn't this correct,Sir? Upon removeing the instrument cluster, didn't you say you had to "jiggle" something? Can we assume...... maybe... you "jiggled" a little more than you made out?......I think we can conclude that Mr
@Selahdoor gotta a little WILD with his "jiggle" and might consider checking the rest of his dash!
Guilty as charged. I have no doubt. When I was younger I was accused of making everything 'gorilla tight' when tightening fasteners. I have always been extra 'dainty' when doing things like dismantling the dash, just because I know my proclivity for not knowing the kind of force I can apply without thinking.
I was careful with the dash. Extra careful, in fact. Because here's the thing.... Someone else, who previously owned the truck had already broken several parts of the dash, when they took it apart. I had to repair it in several places. One of those places was the tank switch. It came completely off the dash, with it's mounting points and all. First time, I glued the mounting points back in place. Last time, I had to glue them back, again, and this time I drilled all the way through them and the dash, and now have screws on the front of the dash that go all the way through, with nuts and washers, that actually hold the switch in. Switch is not going anywhere, ever again.
But that connector.... I'll replace that, if this happens again. I'll certainly be paying attention to the situation.
I didn't see you post what year your truck is, and whether 430 or 445 cid. You could put that in your profile. The 430/6.9 dual tank system is junk. I know a former Furd dealer service manager who says it was junk from the factory. We remove the switch, the front tank, and run either a deep 60gal rear aftermarket tank, or a 100gal bed tank. The switch can be used for a secret kill switch that only you know about. Or a light bar. etc.
The dual tank system got better sometime during Bricknose (87-91). Maybe somebody else can specify exactly when. But the front tank is still in the way of a decent dual exhaust, so we junk it. It's pickup tube will fail anyway.
Finally, did somebody mention broken off fuel pickup tubes? In all the Aero/Brick/Bullnoses we own in the family, only one of those tanks has not yet suffered a pickup tube broken off part way down.
FYI
All that info is in my signature.
And the 'system' was eliminated in favor of just the dash switch, early in this thread.
My rear tank is new. Less than 3 years old. I am assuming everything is standard in that one. It was done by a shop. I suppose I'll have to replace the showerhead in 30 years...
I replaced the front tank less than a year ago. On the front, I eliminated the shower head.
