Well, if you have read some of my previous posts, you would know that I have been having a problem with my fuel tank. It was an EFI tank(88 2.8L MPFI V6) so I just drilled a hole at the botom of the tank and ran a 90 degree fast flow fitting to stainless steel braided hose as my fuel line. Well, I had a leak at the fitting, and the position of the 90 degree fitting would not allow the muffler heat shield and muffler to bolt up cause it was in the way. I though about using both the fuel supply AND return(supply is 3/8 and the return is 5/16) lines and tee them off into 1 line. Only problem was that I could only use 2 3/8 lines, and my main fuel line was 1/2(-8 AN) and they only make a tee fitting for 3/8 to 3/8 not 3/8 to 1/2. Anyway, I got with a fabricator, and came up with a solution. I had him cut off all the tubes at the top of the sender plate and weld them shut(except for the vent line). One the top was sealed, a hole was drilled in the same location as the supply line, but bigger, 5/8 to be exact. He used a 5/8 diameter stainless steel tube, and ran i down to the bottom of the sender where the fuel pump would be located. He welded it in and bent it 90 degrees at the top. Then I bought a -10 AN hard tube adapter with a pipe bushing reducer to bring it down to -8 AN. I hooked up my fitting from the fuel line and was done. It only cost me about $80 for all the work(cause I can't weld at all!!) and another $15 in the fittings. Here are the pictures.....

 

Here is pic number 2

 

And here is the third. This pic is of the hole I drilled at the bottom of the tank originally. What I did was simply use a flare cap, so now I have a fuel tank drain plug in case I ever need one. I think that these are pretty handy to have sometimes......

 

No leaks thanks to the handmans secret weapon, silicon

 

That's an element in the periodic table. I think you mean silicone. It's not just for breast implants anymore...

 

and as a note to anyone wanting to do this themselves... you will not want to be welding anything on the gas tank, espescially with fuel in it already. There are TONS of safety measures that you should take before welding on a fuel tank. BBQ Human doesnt taste so good I could imagine.

 

sellmanb: I agree, welding on the gas tank should be done by a professional. They have all the tools to properly clean and remove all gas vapors. But there is one thing. He didn't weld WHILE the sender was in the tank. I actually removed the sender assembly from the tank and he did all the welding to it first. Then, once that was all done, I installed the whole sender assembly back in the tank. No human BBQ for me, well, not unless someone brings the Open Pit BBQ sauce!!!!!