fuel tank straps

[Troutdog]

I was giving my truck a washing and I thought something looked different. My fuel tank dangling down near the rear with just the front strap holding it. Shall I get a new one or try to find a good unrusted one at the junkyard.

 

[J DeMaio]

Hello:



The same exact thing happened to me about 2 months ago. A new one at the dealer was like $70 and they had to order it so I passed on that option. We just cleaned up the strap real well and welded it back together and painted it. The cost of that was free. Both pieces should be there, the one will probably still be in the hanger near the frame rail.



Hope this helps!



John