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Old 08-18-2010, 10:18 AM
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I'm wondering if my rear tank should press charges against my front one for theft. If I fill both tanks the gas in the rear tank ends up in the front tank and the gas in the front tank either ends up getting used or coming out of the front gas cap. Any suggestions guys? Would really like to use both tanks. Thanks!!
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I'm wondering if my rear tank should press charges against my front one for theft. If I fill both tanks the gas in the rear tank ends up in the front tank and the gas in the front tank either ends up getting used or coming out of the front gas cap. Any suggestions guys? Would really like to use both tanks. Thanks!!
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I'm wondering if my rear tank should press charges against my front one for theft. If I fill both tanks the gas in the rear tank ends up in the front tank and the gas in the front tank either ends up getting used or coming out of the front gas cap. Any suggestions guys? Would really like to use both tanks. Thanks!!
Posting yr/eng would help, but sounds like a weak rear tank pump.
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Posting yr/eng would help, but sounds like a weak rear tank pump.
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Do you think it would be a weak pump even though I never got to really use the rear tank because all the gas moved to the front?
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sounds like someone did some redneck engineering, follow the lines from the rear tank and see where they go. either that or both pumps are running at the same time. check your tank switch
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sounds like someone did some redneck engineering, follow the lines from the rear tank and see where they go. either that or both pumps are running at the same time. check your tank switch
The switch is flicked to the front tank. Seems to me if both pumps are working at the same time I shouldn't have that other problem I posted before this one.
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unrelated issues maybe, or perhaps related. maybe you're getting TOO much fuel
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Man, the weekend can't get here fast enough.
I'm ready to get this stuff done and have her running right again.
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i hear ya, except i'm unemployed and waiting on a second interview, then i can have money to spend on the weekends lol
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Originally Posted by 94Bronc
sounds like someone did some redneck engineering,
Watch it 94Bronc I resemble that remark.


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