trouble finding 38 gallon rear tank

[GRU]

a couple year ago i replaced the rear tank on the blue truck with a big 38 gallon tank. now i want to do the same thing on my dually but im having trouble finding one now. i dont remember where i got the other one either. dumb thing was they sent me 2 of them so i sent the one back!! of course they all say they wont work for diesel. i want to put my wvo in it. anybody know where i can find one?? also, will a superduty 38 gallon side mount tank mount up to our trucks??? i gues i should jut look at dad SD and figure that one out...

 

[greg_a_morton]

lmc sells a 38 gallon replacement tank for many years of ford trucks.

 

[DragRag]

I believe you can get one of those from an old full size bronco also.

 

[LCAM-01XA]

DragRag, those are 33-gallons, I got one in my truck now. The 38-gal unit is an aftermarket thing, IIRC other than LMC Jeff's Bronco Graveyard carries them too.

 

[GRU]

it was some company i never heard of but found online searching. their price was quite reasonable and didnt charge oversize shipping either. i cant find them now. jeffs was incredible expensive!! lmc isnt terrible but isnt cheap either.

 

[trapper]

advance auto and auto zone down here told me they can get the 38 Gal Tanks in for me, LMC is around 180 dollars



AZ
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa...ter=0&itemIdentifier=163414_51649_10056_60765

LMC
http://www.lmctruck.com/features/fd/FDGTK.htm

JBG
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-30358-38-gal-steel-tank-pick-up.html

Oreillys
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...ord&model=F-250&vi=1124110&pt=02539&ppt=C0025

 

[LCAM-01XA]

That 38-gallon tank is seriously expensive!!! The 33-gal Bronco tank on the other hand is right around the same price as a factory replacement tank, maybe like $20 more expensive, and it still ups the tank capacity by nearly 75%...

 

[GRU]

ebay. good ole ebay. just ordered a front tank for $66 delivered brand new. theres A1 autoparts that has 38 gal tanks for $174 free shipping. they say they cant be ued on dieel trucks. well so did the one i put on the blue truck 2 year ago. i made my own sending unit and all is well. so thats what im doing this time too! jut hate putting so much money into a truck i dont plan on keeping more than a few years. who knows, maybe i will by the time i get it set up the way i want it! thank for the help guys!

 

[Agnem]

I got one off of ebay, new from taiwan or some other place for like $60 shipped.

 

[DragRag]

DragRag, those are 33-gallons, I got one in my truck now. The 38-gal unit is an aftermarket thing, IIRC other than LMC Jeff's Bronco Graveyard carries them too.

Oh, my bad, thanks.

 

[Simp5782]

Check Car-part.com and search for the 85/86 F250. I found alot of em in my area for around $30.

 

[FORDF250HDXLT]

these guys don't have 38 gallon,but they have 33 gallon poly tanks if you want one that will never rust out again:
http://www.ineedparts.com/product-i...c-gas-tanks-pages/plastic-gas-tanks-ford.html

iv got the 23 gallon front tank
(my truck had it,and i replaced it with the same due to a hole.)
i plan on getting the standard 19 gallon (i wouldn't want to haul so much extra weight in fuel around for anything,as i don't travel that far without stopping.) size poly tank from these guys for the rear so i'll have dual rust proof poly's.

 

[dyoung14]

Ok say i get me a big honking 38 gallon fuel tank, were do i get me a working fuel sending unit?

 

[FORDF250HDXLT]

Ok say i get me a big honking 38 gallon fuel tank, were do i get me a working fuel sending unit?

you wouldn't want one dyoung.you like going fast.
that 260+ lbs of fuel (thats just @ 7 lbs per gallon-seems some claim diesel can reach 7.5 lbs per gallon via a quick search.) on her ars end,would hurt your take off speed.
remember,shedding weight is like adding hp.

however filling that sucker up in snow country would really help get some traction.its in the perfect spot for it,right behind the rear axle.

 

[Simp5782]

check the car-part site and see if they have the sending unit with the tanks, OR check out autopartsdeal.com they have the sending units and new straps for pretty cheap.