Hay I need help to drop a gas tank on a 1999 ford expedition. Is it very hard to do? Is it just a couple of screws or what? ok sugar's in there

Hay boys thank you for all your help. (I said I was the dumb wife dont be so hard on me) I had to do a lot of making up for him to help me. (girls don't sugar your own tanks even if it hurts). Dropping the tank was very easy. Im glad it was a 4x4 and sat high I was able to sit straight up under the truck. Question? Why is the underbed of the truck so small and a mans arms are so big? Who's really the mechanic? This is a lesson learned. (Don't forget i said that it was easy and don't mind doing it again. ***So boys dont play***

 

What's wrong with it that it needs to be dropped? Bad fuel pump?,,,,98

 

it shouldnt be to hard to do, i would go to the local auto parts store and pick up a manual for your vehicle shouldnt cost more than $20, it should be a few lines at the top probably 4 and a few conectors, it is kinda hard to get to at the top of the tank then there should be some straps holding the gas tank in place, good luck

 

let's see, dumb wife, drop gas tank.... I'd say somebody put some diesel in?



BTW, there's a little contradiction in your title of this thread.

 

no, didn't he say theres sugar in there??

how the hell did sugar get in there?? is she mad at u? this is why I choose to stay single lol

 

because metal tanks tend to rust where the straps ride.best of luck to you....

 

What's that have to do with sugar in the tank or taking the tank out?

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Did she get pizzed and put sugar in there? What did you do?

 

Don't feel bad though. I have to drop my tank on a Mercury Mountaineer. some nut case put marbles in it or something.

 

It's not too bad a job...I had to drop each tank in my old 91 F150 in different years. As long as the tank isn't full, that is! Set up a jack and some supports to lower the tank onto after you unbolt the support straps. You'll have to disconnect the fuel lines from the sending unit , and that can be touchy. After that, slide it out from under the vehicle, and you'll be able to work on the sending unit. There's a compression ring that holds the sending unit in the tank...you need to turn it counterclockwise to unlock it.

Before you put the tank back in, you might want to clean the seems and strap marks, then spray them with some rubberized undercoating.

Hope this helps...

 

ah yes....paybacks...
you obviously slept with his best friend.
Take your lumps woman.....

 

Seriously though, dropping the tank in that truck is not bad at all.
Just get on your back and get under the truck.
Once on your back that big black thing in your face will be the fuel supply line, or gas hose.
There should be 2 straps you need to undo.
But they are probably screwed rather hard.
If you need more room to work, you can try getting the hose further from your face by jacking it up about 12 inches with a floor jack.
SUPPORT THAT TANK!
Be sure to use jack stands or theres a chance the entire body could come crashing down into your face, lodging the big black fuel hose into your face.
(It's never safe to work on a vehicle alone, so bring a friend.)
From that point on, it's a time consuming process of twisting and turning,
pulling and yankng, untill you get that big black hose off.
Afterwords , before rolling that big black tank off to the side, check for any wires that may be attached to the sending unit.
Pull the wires off so they do not break - You don't want them to break during the process of tank removal!

This is only a quicky, do a search and you will find more in depth details.
And always be aware of fumes.

 

Because sugar doesn't dissolve in automotive fuel, it doesn't carmelize, and so it does not turn into the debilitating gunk this well-known entry in the revenge canon calls for.

Instead, sugar poured into a car's gas tank stays intact. While sugar could still cause harm if it reached the engine (but in the same way sand would, by virtue of its being a granular contaminant, not because the sugar would turn into a syrup), even that potential harm is generally prevented by filtration. At the end of the pickup tube in the gas tank is a "sock" that blocks solid materials, so the fuel gets through, but precious little that's not liquid does. Further up the line is the fuel filter, and what may have got through the "sock" does not get past it.

Yet, even though the sugar will not reach the engine in either syrup or solid state, it can clog the fuel filter or the fuel injectors, a circumstance which could stop a car. A little sugar in the tank could be dealt with by no more than having to change the fuel filter a few times, but a heavier sugaring would require the gas tank be removed from the car and dumped out. Tom and Ray Magliozzi (the hosts of radio's Car Talk) say it's not a big job for a good mechanic to drop the tank and clean it out; the process would likely cost the car's owner somewhere between $100 and $200. Though $100 to $200 is an appreciable sum, it is a far cry from the wished-for outcome of forcing the victim to have to replace the engine or scrap the car.

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[Hay boys thank you for all your help. (I said I was the dumb wife dont be so hard on me) I had to do a lot of making up for him to help me. (girls don't sugar your own tanks even if it hurts). Dropping the tank was very easy. Im glad it was a 4x4 and sat high I was able to sit straight up under the truck. Question? Why is the underbed of the truck so small and a mans arms are so big? Who's really the mechanic? This is a lesson learned. (Don't forget i said that it was easy and don't mind doing it again. ***So boys dont play***
QUOTE=Madhappy]ah yes....paybacks...
you obviously slept with his best friend.
Take your lumps woman.....[/QUOTE]

 

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Glad you got yer stuff fixed. But I can't say I'm not a little confused here...

 

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you and me both!

All a long I thought it was the husband who wrote this thread! It was the DUMB WIFE all a long!! She fooled all of us! lol!!

How the heck did you manage to get sugar down the tank anyway?