Date:         Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:28:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel tank install tip
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the tip Jim.   Nothing more frustrating that trying to balance a
tank
while tap dancing and spinning plates on sticks at the same time....   ;)

Steven
91 Westy

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I found that a cheap trucker's strap with a hook on both ends solves the
> problem. Hook one hook around the lip on the back edge of the tank and the
> other into one of the drain holes in the spare tire pan. Tightening until
> snug forces the tank into the lip on the leading edge. Now you can get to
> work without worrying about the tank falling to the ground. You will have
> to loosen the strap a notch or two as you raise the tank into position, but
> that's all you have to worry about as you hook things up.
>
> Jim
>