Mad Max
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- May 19, 2020
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...02 Dakota 4x4x360x4spx4spx40s n stuff... - and now back to our irregularly scheduled program -
To Recap the project (from the other site) - I'm doing a completely ridiculo-I mean badass buildup of my 02 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab SLT 4x4, including a 440, 46rh, Atlas 4, D60, 14b, and 40's, and enough voodoo to...to...I dunno...to make anyone reading this shake their head - yup.
(Edit - decided to go back to the original 360...with upgrades, pg 6 or so...)
Ok - I was working on the two gas tanks - yes two - I out-boarded the frame 3.5 inches per side to make room for a second 24-gallon Dakota gas tank and room to stow my 40" spare under the bed. I finished installing the tanks, complete with their new sending units. The original sending units were not going to do the j.o.b. so Wayne milled a pair of aluminum pucks the same basic dimensions as the OE sending unit tops. Then with a bunch of hardware from Tanks.inc, some brass fittings and aviation sealant #3 (see note below!) everything is bolted/sealed up for the long haul. A nice bonus was scoring brand new OE sending unit rubber seals from the dealer for less than online. All I need now is 48 gallons of go-go juice 🤣
Note - do NOT use aviation #3 to seal fuel fittings - the Ethanol (alcohol) in today's fuel will dissolve that particular sealant and make a huge hot fucking mess - use Teflon tape or other Ethanol-proof sealant like Gasoila E-Seal (allegedly).
Also...don't use brass fittings in aluminum hardware - the brass is corrosive to aluminum - use steel fittings...
main tank sending unit -
aux unit -
new OE seals -
To Recap the project (from the other site) - I'm doing a completely ridiculo-I mean badass buildup of my 02 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab SLT 4x4, including a 440, 46rh, Atlas 4, D60, 14b, and 40's, and enough voodoo to...to...I dunno...to make anyone reading this shake their head - yup.
(Edit - decided to go back to the original 360...with upgrades, pg 6 or so...)
Ok - I was working on the two gas tanks - yes two - I out-boarded the frame 3.5 inches per side to make room for a second 24-gallon Dakota gas tank and room to stow my 40" spare under the bed. I finished installing the tanks, complete with their new sending units. The original sending units were not going to do the j.o.b. so Wayne milled a pair of aluminum pucks the same basic dimensions as the OE sending unit tops. Then with a bunch of hardware from Tanks.inc, some brass fittings and aviation sealant #3 (see note below!) everything is bolted/sealed up for the long haul. A nice bonus was scoring brand new OE sending unit rubber seals from the dealer for less than online. All I need now is 48 gallons of go-go juice 🤣
Note - do NOT use aviation #3 to seal fuel fittings - the Ethanol (alcohol) in today's fuel will dissolve that particular sealant and make a huge hot fucking mess - use Teflon tape or other Ethanol-proof sealant like Gasoila E-Seal (allegedly).
Also...don't use brass fittings in aluminum hardware - the brass is corrosive to aluminum - use steel fittings...
main tank sending unit -
aux unit -
new OE seals -
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