[DML] Re: Fuel Tank

[David Sontos <dsontos@xxxx>]

Hi Luke,

I had the same problem with mine when I first got my car. I made the mistake of
draining all the fuel out first. Wished I had left it in later though. The way I got
mine out was just by pushing and prying. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO POKE A HOLE IN THE
TANK, IT IS PLASTIC. You do need to remove the two cooling pipes that run along each
side of the tank. It makes life a lot easier. The book says to just move them out of
the way but they always pop back. Work at the small back end of the tank. The front
part sits on a shelf and must be moved rearward to drop down. Make sure you have
your shop jack under the the tank when it starts to drop. The tank empty only weighs
about 20-30 pounds. You might try fishing a wire over the top to give you something
to pull down on.

Dave

Luke.Sandel@xxxx wrote:

> In my quest to clean up the fuel system, a tank scrubbing is in order. But... I
> can't get the thing out. Everything has been removed (pump, sender, plumbing,
> and access cover) but the tank won't budge an inch. Aside from climbing in the
> trunk and jumping up and down on it, are there any tricks to getting this thing
> out? So far I've tried pushing, pulling, shoving, hitting, wrenching and
> swearing and so far swearing has been the only thing that makes any difference
> (makes me feel better at least :).
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Luke
>
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