BruceMc
Oregon - Willamette Valley
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3 pics for now - will finish the story in a day or so:
Fuel pump failed, tests indicated... so, we removed the tank today.
$13,000 tank moving tool
The heart of the matter before pump replacment
Remove the remainder of the 25 gallons left in the tank:
New pump has been installed in the tank; we will reinstall it tomorrow.
Temp never got above 35° today...
'00 Four Winds 26Q Class C (Ford E350 V10)
Previously: '96 Kit Sportsmaster 212f fifth wheel coupled to our trusty '93 GMC Sierra K2500
Before that: '91 SunLite poptop truck camper
and the first: a Wildernest flip-top canopy.
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path1
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Quote:$13,000 tank moving tool
Good one.
(To cheap to buy new)
1990 37 ft 5th wheel that hasn't moved since 1996 (our best home)
1997 33 ft trailer (winter home in much warmer climate)
2005 25 ft M/H (our "stand up B" for traveling)
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rockhillmanor
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When all else fails bring out the lawn tractor, good one! 
Here's a tip for you:
Be sure to check your 'gas tank vents' and make sure they are tight and seated properly BEFORE you put the tank back in.
I had Ford do my fuel pump and down the road my vents came out of place from being jostled when the fuel tank was removed. When I filled up the tank.........all my gas spewed all over I-75 outside of Atlanta.
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us".
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Triker33
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It may pay to replace all the rubber lines that will be on top when put back.
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midnightsadie
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looks and sounds like you got it under control, I have a tank remover too, just a little bigger model.
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BruceMc
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It RUNS!
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magik235
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BruceMc wrote:It RUNS!
Excellent
1985 Sport Coach http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseac........d/tid/26101292/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm
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BruceMc
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rockhillmanor wrote:When all else fails bring out the lawn tractor, good one!
Here's a tip for you:
Be sure to check your 'gas tank vents' and make sure they are tight and seated properly BEFORE you put the tank back in.
I had Ford do my fuel pump and down the road my vents came out of place from being jostled when the fuel tank was removed. When I filled up the tank.........all my gas spewed all over I-75 outside of Atlanta.
Just Wonderful! Yet another ford repair mess... sounds like they dropped the tank yanking the lines around and didn't take care to put it all back together correctly.
We checked the vents and nothing was loose, so we left 'em alone. That was one of the lines that got pulled tight as we lowered the tank.
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BruceMc
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I just posted the long version of this task in the Tech Issues section.
Enjoy!
* This post was
edited 01/21/13 10:33pm by BruceMc *
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LT E5
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Bruce. Thanks for the pictures. I'll be sure to check out your post in the tech section. I'm just waiting on a friend to come over with a fuel pressure gauge to confirm and if its the pump we will be dropping the tank however I don't have that cool tank mover you have.
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