Tank vent mod question
#1
Advocate of getting the ban button used on him...
Thread Starter
Tank vent mod question
I have searched about every thread here about the tank vent mod and they all seem to talk about using 3/4" hose. I plan on doing this tomorrow and was going through stuff in the garage and actually have everything I need to do it using 1/2" hose.
How important is the 3/4"??
How important is the 3/4"??
#2
I have searched about every thread here about the tank vent mod and they all seem to talk about using 3/4" hose. I plan on doing this tomorrow and was going through stuff in the garage and actually have everything I need to do it using 1/2" hose.
How important is the 3/4"??
How important is the 3/4"??
#4
Advocate of getting the ban button used on him...
Thread Starter
Well it's done!! I decided to get a new bulkhead fitting and just do the 3/4" hose. Made it much easier I think. I am also not sure how I made it home yesterday. I bet I had only about half a gallon in the tank!!. Time to fill the 5 gallon can to get me going so I can make it back to the liquid gold store.
I also T'ed the 2 smaller vents together and put a filter on them. Figured I'd kill 2 projects at one time. Overall took about 1 1/2 hours of work and 2 hours finding some of my tools LOL
I also T'ed the 2 smaller vents together and put a filter on them. Figured I'd kill 2 projects at one time. Overall took about 1 1/2 hours of work and 2 hours finding some of my tools LOL
#5
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Western Colorado
Posts: 511
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#6
Registered User
#7
Advocate of getting the ban button used on him...
Thread Starter
Trending Topics
#8
DTR's 'Wrench thrower...' And he aims for the gusto...
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Smith Valley, NV (sometimes Redwood City, CA)
Posts: 2,668
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
2 Posts
I'm gonna do mine too, but I've been wondering about dropping the tank. Is it tricky? I have a tranny or motorcycle jack that looks like it will work fine but is it difficult to deal with the wires and hoses as it comes down?
John
John
#9
Registered User
Dropping the tank is realy easy as long as there isn't much fuel in it. Try to run it down until the over head on DTE stops showing numbers and flashs "fuel low". Then you know it's getting down there. Then you just support it with a floor jack and take the two bolts holding the tank straps off and lower it down. When you're down slide it back under the pickup jack it up and bolt it in.
#10
Advocate of getting the ban button used on him...
Thread Starter
Dropping the tank is realy easy as long as there isn't much fuel in it. Try to run it down until the over head on DTE stops showing numbers and flashs "fuel low". Then you know it's getting down there. Then you just support it with a floor jack and take the two bolts holding the tank straps off and lower it down. When you're down slide it back under the pickup jack it up and bolt it in.
Just note the wire connector has a little red tab that must be pulled towards the rear of the truck to "Unlock" it and then the plug can be removed.
#14
Registered User
This MOD relocates the vent hose to a point on top of the expansion hump. It allows much faster fueling and fuels the ENTIRE tank (40 gallons total in the "34 gallon" short-bed tank). It will also allow more accurate MPG calculations due to you can fill the entire tank each time and not have the fudge factor of the air in the hump. From what I have researched, gassers and diesels use the same tank and the expansion hump is there to allow for expansion of gasoline in the tank. What usually happens if you try to fill an unmodded tank is you try to fill to the top of the neck, the fuel bloops down you fill some more, and so on taking about 10 to fifteen minutes to get a "full tank". I can fill my tank to the brim in less thank 5 minutes. Another benefit is it doesn't give the wife time to buy useless souvenirs and junk when we travel.
#15
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Petaluma, CA
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I've been trying to figure out what that [5.5 Additional gallons of Diesel] line is in my build sheet for my 2008. Could that be the factory doing this mod from the get-go?