Gas tank installation help please

[ivangf]

Hello, i am new in the forum, i really like it, it is very nice.
I had to replace the driver side fuel sending unit. Now i am trying to install the tank back but it is very hard to connect the sending unit hoses cause there is no room for it.
Can somebody share a procedure to connect the sending unit hoses and install the tank without removing the bed?

Thank you for your support.

 

[Ricko1966]

I leave my hoses long and attached at the tank with clamps,with a second set of clamps loosely in place I pushup the tank,fish my hoses over,shorten as needed tighten my clamps with a 6 in 1 screwdriver with the tip removed, so its a nut driver. Of course you use new hose it is much more pliable and you can get the length you need.

 

[ivangf]

Hello Ricko, that is a good idea thank you very much, i will try it!

 

[RanchWelder]

It's tough to drop the tank and fix the lines without help and a way to jack the tank up at the same time.

 

[ali_c20]

Welcome from Austria.
As mentioned above longer fuel hose and a second set of hands.

 

[Ricko1966]

Hello Ricko, that is a good idea thank you very much, i will try

I can do them by myself,no jack if they are empty. If you are using new tanks new straps new brackets leave the straps just barely snug,push the forward end of the tank up start 1 bracket bolt use it as a pivot,push the other end up start a bolt get all bracket bolts in place then tighten the straps

 

[geolee]

I used a motorcycle jack it makes it a lot easier