Replacement Fuel Tank

[haydendavid380 759]

While replacing the fuel lines on my '75 B-80 the fuel valve and the rubber grommet on the bottom of the tank game off in my hand along with about half a pound of JB Weld and melted silicone. Once I got the junk of the bottom of the tank, it looked pretty clean and undamaged. I assumed the the previous owner had experienced a leak from an old grommet and proceeded to try and stop the leak with the aforementioned sealants. 

I ordered a new grommet and valve assembly hooked everything back up, and it's leaking as much as ever. From what I can see there appears to be some small pin holes along the seam near the outlet at the bottom of the tank. I don't want to try and mess with getting that patched up so I'm looking for a replacement. 

Being that all the used tanks are going to be nearly a half century old (also made of ancient brittle plastic) has any one found a new replacement tank for the tractors that have the tank located under the hood? I would have thought that with the simple shape and lack of any attachments on the tank it should have been a piece of cake to find a new one, but the only thing I can find is this one, and I'd prefer to have something more than a single gallon. 

 

 

[Vurge 158]

The Predator 212cc tank fits pretty well in the original spot on my 606.

[oliver2-44 10,429]

Great question. 

I'd love to find something that would fir properly for a RJ or Suburban tank.

[Vurge 158]

Here's what it looks like in my 606.

[haydendavid380 759]

19 minutes ago, Vurge said:

Here's what it looks like in my 606.

That fits pretty well

[ebinmaine 71,092]

@Vurge is this a tank that be ordered separately and if so ... How?

 

 

@haydendavid380 

I replace all my plastic tanks with metal ones from the late 60s. 

Easy to find in usable condition. 

 

[Vurge 158]

I see them for about $25 shipped on Ebay but I suspect it might be cheaper calling Harbor Freight directly. 

 

Then again, the whole engine is $99 on sale.  😂 

Edited November 1, 2020 by Vurge

[sqrlgtr 573]

19 hours ago, Vurge said:

Here's what it looks like in my 606.

would like to see some more pictures of hat S/G set up on that predator......sorry dont want to hijack thread pm me if u want to.

Edited November 1, 2020 by sqrlgtr

[Vurge 158]

2 hours ago, sqrlgtr said:

would like to see some more pictures of hat S/G set up on that predator......sorry dont want to hijack thread pm me if u want to.

More info and pic here:  

 

[sqrlgtr 573]

Thanks 

[sqrlgtr 573]

Someone used to make replacement suburban/rj type tanks but I cant find any info on them maybe someone will come along and help you out. I see no reason why one of those wouldn’t work.Might check with the tractor pullers I’ve sen some of them with little aluminum tanks on them just a thought

[haydendavid380 759]

On 11/1/2020 at 2:03 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

@haydendavid380 

I replace all my plastic tanks with metal ones from the late 60s. 

Easy to find in usable condition. 

 

 

 

What do you do about the different outlet locations? Just drill a new hole?

 

I picked up this one. Will the normal wire tie downs hold these other tanks?

 

 

[ebinmaine 71,092]

2 minutes ago, haydendavid380 said:

What do you do about the different outlet locations? Just drill a new hole?

 

I picked up this one. Will the normal wire tie downs hold these other tanks?

 

Normally I'd drill a new hole, yes.

 

Usually those metal tanks have a pipe threaded outlet that I put a shut off valve into. Be careful to give consideration to the size of the valve before drilling the hole.

 

 

For the hold downs as you can see there are two metal straps that keep those in place. What I've done so far is to use one of the two straps. 

I may have a spare I could send you for the price of postage plus a couple bucks.

I'm fairly sure you could find one of those on fleeeBay or whatever as well.

[ebinmaine 71,092]

@haydendavid380

Here's a link that shows a picture of what I did on my Charger Hydro Project:

 

 

 

 

The round chunk of steel on the floor below the tractor is what I cut out.