Has anyone tried this?
I wonder about using the components off another truck, using a 100 gallon slip tank made custom and a stock tundra fuel pump assembly.
It would be great to have the fuel guage still work.
Anyone with experience would be a god.
Could you imagine 120 usable gallons and if a fuel pump ever gave up you could just use the one tank till you got it fixed
It would be nice if the trucks just came from the factory with dual tanks like my old Ford F-250 had...It would sure be nice for long trips and for towing.
I would be happy with a 30 gallon tank with a fuel gauge that reads correctly. If people can't fill up their trucks when the gauge hits 1/4 and runs out, you are an idiot and should walk.
For me, when the gauge almost hits 1/4, I have used 13 gallons.
Most 3/4 ton trucks have 26 gallon tanks except for Ram. All my buddies that have 2011 and newer F-250/350 or Duramax trucks have the same size tank. With them needing a diesel (huge campers or pulling big flatbeds) have to stop just as much as we do for fuel. 200 miles and it is time to pull in.
The dual tanks in my F-250 gave me 32 gallons of fuel. My F-250's 460 V8 drank fuel at 6-8mpg while towing, so the dual tanks made towing doable, without that the truck was useless for towing LOL.
As for filling up I fill up between 3/8-1/2 a tank. I don't like running that low on fuel. Don't understand why so many people think its cool to drive on empty with the low fuel light on..then whine and cry when their fuel pump burns up. Its just as easy to keep the tank full. Doesn't cost anymore to fill up the tank...actually less if you don't run it dry. Tank of gas is what like $60-70 depending on where you live, then the one time you run to empty and burn up the $700 fuel pump LOL. That's only going to happen right after you fill the truck up though .
Thought about that, but kind of senseless doing another $1k+ investment into a truck that I am not really sure I will be keeping much longer. A carry all would be a better fit for me now than a truck.
Just thought id throw that out there for the OP he would probably come out ahead with the new tank by the time he sourced and installed a second tank with all of the plumbing pump and hardware to make it work.
I wouldn't spend that kind of money either unless I was hot shotting. Not to forget the extra 150 lbs lost in GCWR, which we all know the Tundra needs all it can get.
With myself and 2 other friends in my truck with 700 lbs tongue weight I am pushing the limits the white sticker on the drivers door jam.
That is exactly how most transfer tanks work. Usually it is when the service tank drops to 3/4 and it will stay there until the transfer tank is empty.
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