Fuel Tank Removal...What a nightmare!

[MDixon]

Thinking about the pressure washer. I have a 2500 PSI at home. I wonder if the stream will get under the tank? I've already removed the side foam. I wonder if I can get some fittings to angle the stream under the tank?

[joe7670]

If you already have the side foam off, you may still benefit from the pressure washer to try to spray down closer to the bottom edge.

After that, I just pulled the tank. In my case i pulled it from one corner at a time to focus all the pulling power on a specific part instead of trying to pull the whole tank up at once.

I actually opened a 1" hole with a hole saw in each corner then passed a rope with a long bolt on the tip through. Crossed the bolt sideways in the hole and pulled on the roap between two of us. Wasn't easy but one corner at a time did it for us.

[Bygracealone]

What about hacksaw blades? Maybe you could put two or three together end to end to make one long blade?

Didn't somebody also use an electric knife to do this?

[bradford]

Pressure washer got mine loose, though you'l have bits of foam stuck in every orfice of your body.

[MDixon]

I'll try the pressure washer this afternoon when it's 102 degrees out. I'll let you all know the outcome.

[MDixon]

I put about a tankful of gas through the pressure washer. It did real well on the remaining foam on the sides and created a nice mess. Yet the tank remains. I think if I get some fittings at Lowes I can shrink the wand small enough to start shooting underneath the front of the tank. Until then...

[joe7670]

Got any help?

Hole on corner with roped bolt. Rope running to a 2X4 with 2 guys pulling on the 2x4 on the corner seemed to work.

[nymack66]

I used a engine hoist and lifted mine right out, this was after the pressure washer failed etc.
Use a rod insert it in the hole and attach it to a chain hook it up to the hoist , at the time my hull lifted off the trailer before it pop ..Do one side either back or front ..