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jamik_69 · 04-08-2003, 09:53 PM

how do i remove my gas tank i know it's held on with straps but is it bolted on too. and how do i remove the filling tube thing from the car its for a 1990 s-13 coupe

thank you

240Stilo · 04-08-2003, 10:17 PM

I'm just curious, what's wrong with the one you want to take out?

enyaw_13 · 04-08-2003, 10:22 PM

I'm glad you mentioned this topic...

I've noticed that there seems to something floating in my gas tank....

when even i come to quick stop or a heavy bump, I have something clanking around in the back....

I've norrowed it down to the gas tank cause when I top it up, I don't hear a thing....

anybody have any ideas?

jamik_69 · 04-08-2003, 11:46 PM

240Stilo
im taking it off because i need to change my fule pump and i cant get the fule lines off with the space i have to work with so i figure it will be easy with it off. and also theres like 10lbs of dirt on top of the tank i want to get it off and paint some of the undercarrage too

240Stilo · 04-08-2003, 11:55 PM

Well I can see how it would be useful to paint under the car but to change the fuel pump I don't recall it requiring to take off the fuel tank. Can anyone confirm or digress?

jamik_69 · 04-09-2003, 12:18 AM

i know you dont need to take off the tank but. my fuel lines are not flexable enough to get them off in the space i have with the tank on. so im gonna see if its easier to get them off if the tank is off

**mrmephistopheles** · 04-09-2003, 10:21 AM

Use angled needle-nosed pliers to move the clamps back on the hose & pull them off. You don't have to pull the tank to replace a pump.

04-08-2003, 09:53 PM	#1
jamik_69 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ontario canada Age: 42 Posts: 73 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	removing gas tank? how do i remove my gas tank i know it's held on with straps but is it bolted on too. and how do i remove the filling tube thing from the car its for a 1990 s-13 coupe thank you

04-08-2003, 10:17 PM	#2
240Stilo Junkie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Socal Age: 41 Posts: 1,160 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm just curious, what's wrong with the one you want to take out? __________________ -Juan

04-08-2003, 11:55 PM	#5
240Stilo Junkie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Socal Age: 41 Posts: 1,160 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well I can see how it would be useful to paint under the car but to change the fuel pump I don't recall it requiring to take off the fuel tank. Can anyone confirm or digress? __________________ -Juan

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04-08-2003, 10:22 PM	#3
enyaw_13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: T.O. Posts: 49 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'm glad you mentioned this topic... I've noticed that there seems to something floating in my gas tank.... when even i come to quick stop or a heavy bump, I have something clanking around in the back.... I've norrowed it down to the gas tank cause when I top it up, I don't hear a thing.... anybody have any ideas?

04-08-2003, 11:46 PM	#4
jamik_69 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ontario canada Age: 42 Posts: 73 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	240Stilo im taking it off because i need to change my fule pump and i cant get the fule lines off with the space i have to work with so i figure it will be easy with it off. and also theres like 10lbs of dirt on top of the tank i want to get it off and paint some of the undercarrage too

04-09-2003, 12:18 AM	#6
jamik_69 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ontario canada Age: 42 Posts: 73 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i know you dont need to take off the tank but. my fuel lines are not flexable enough to get them off in the space i have with the tank on. so im gonna see if its easier to get them off if the tank is off

04-09-2003, 10:21 AM	#7
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Use angled needle-nosed pliers to move the clamps back on the hose & pull them off. You don't have to pull the tank to replace a pump.