Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) have to drop the tank, any advice?

[xpetecx]

Don't know if you dropped it or not? But if so, I just did it this afternoon in 45 mins. That was with the truck sitting on a slope with a trailer hooked up, (buddy ran her out of fuel ). The only jacking I had to do was when the tank was on the ground: I put a jack under the diff. and lifted the truck a couple inches. And mine is a 2wd... .....



One thing I would recommend is going to harbor freight and purchasing a motorcycle lift. It worked perfectly for lowering the tank! In addition, I have used it to lift a differential into place, raise my lawn mower, drop a transmission and a myriad of other things. Funny though it didn't work worth a crap for any of the bikes that I have owned.

I second the motorcycle jack. Did mine in about 30 minutes with that. the hoses and the wires were also long enough for the tank to sit on the ground.

 

[bbodammer]

Thanks again for all the advice! I raised the bed and it worked great. Whole job took me about an hour and ten. It just seemed so much easier than fighting it the other way. At least now I have a fuel gauge again... now if only my wife paid attention to it:-laf