Aux Fuel Tank

[kevkon]

Anyone out there using an aux fuel tank under the drivers seat on a swb ? Did Lr ever offer this on a swb?
Also, anyone using the LR aux fuel valve?

[siiirhd88]

I have an aux underseat tank in the wife's 109, using a military style tank. I use individual electric fuel pumps for each of its three fuel tanks. My 109 has an underseat tank in addition to its rear tank. I use a marine fuel tank selector valve to select between tanks, and have a fuel gauge for each tank. The Series fuel selector valve that I used previously was always a slow leaker, dueto its cork wafer seal getting old and brittle.

Bob

[TJR]

I'm still arranging mmy 88 ser 3 to have dual tanks, though I never liked the military under seat filler arrangment. The thought of spilt gas inside the cab was enough to push me to using a stock tank with an added external filler basically mimicking the other side.



My old ford bronco had dual tanks and I loved that feature, though at least the fillers were on the same side.

some good info and pics here..

http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7578&highlight=dual+tanks

http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2926&highlight=dual+tanks

..TJR

[kevkon]

Yeah, I have the military underseat filler and fuel tank selector valve. Was this a common option?

[gregh]

I installed mine using Terriann's instructions.
Worked great!! The fuel lever I got from a boating supply store and I just installed a switch to move between the two fuel sending units.

http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/index.html

[kevkon]

Did Lr dealers ever install these as optional equipment?

[kevkon]

Has anyone using the ex MOD aux tank added a vent to the exterior? Wondering if the lack of has caused vapor lock or worse.

[greenmeanie]

Has anyone using the ex MOD aux tank added a vent to the exterior? Wondering if the lack of has caused vapor lock or worse.

The vent should be part of the cap on a military truck.

[kevkon]

I know. That's what bothers me.

[scott]

i put in a regular tank under my seat. plan is to have a custom muffle guy weld a reducer on the end of a filler tube so that i can get some flexable gas tank fill hose from the local auto parts store and the cut the tub and install all those parts. but mean while i put a "T" in the primary tank vent tube and plumbed the aux vent tube into the "T". i found a black rubber pipe cap at the hardware store that fits so tight that it's a bear to get off. fumes aren't too bad but i've got the doors off and the sides of my canvas rolled up