Date:         Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:10:27 -0400
Reply-To:     Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: fuel tank reinstallation
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
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I do it without a floor jack to lift it into place. I just lift it up with
the bus NOT on a jack or jackstands, rest it on my chest (I'm thin, so I
have to actually flex up a bit to get it into place) and get the front edge
up onto the lip of the frame rail. It then sits on its own on that lip, put
the front edge of the tank straps into their respective holes, then work my
way back, lifting the tank up by hand and starting a bolt into the tank
strap.

I've done well over a dozen of these in the past few years, but no longer
assist with this job.
I may be the first person to sustain a permenant injury doing this job, but
I managed to completely dislocate my shoulder and do some damage while
installing the cross over tube into a friend's bus. Apparently the motion
required is EXACTLY what the worst motion for a shoulder is (according to
my physical therapist).

No more 2wd gas tanks for this guy.

Good luck!

-Craig


On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 10:03 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 D
>
>         1st&4most be DarnSure that you have the CrossOverTube Above
> ThePlumbing That ItIs SupposedToBe Above ~
>
> Them it should Go Up IntoPlace with a FloorJack or TranyJack QuiteEasily ~
> HeSaid {:~) ~
>
>
>               ORR ~ DeanB
>
> On 18 Aug , 2014, at 1:16 PM, Dan Barrett wrote:
>
> > I dropped my (2WD) fuel tank in about ten minutes, following Ken
> Wilford's excellent instructions.
> >
> > Now that it's time for reinstallation, I need some guidance.  I can get
> the front lip of the tank tucked up above the frame member, but can't
> figure out how to get the straps in place -- there's not enough room to get
> them in with the back end of the tank hanging down.
> >
> > The bus is up on four jack stands, but I am working alone, which
> complicates things.  Can anyone give me more explicit instructions?
> >
> > Best,
> > d.
>