Is it worth it to move tank outlet?

[garthom]

I am installing vent in top of new gas tank on manx & see that tank outlet is far from being on very bottom of tank. Is it worth the hassle of moving it farther to bottom? Will it be in the way of anything? tie rods? Do I really gain much? Thanks, Gary

[turboghia]

I think it depends on how you use your car. I moved mine because I needed more tank capacity, I drive it off road only and now after moving the pick up and the filler neck I can go a lot further on a tank of gas. I bought a new tank and had them relocated, the pick up doesn't get in the way of anything. I had a local muffler shop weld everything up for me.
Steve

[lostinbaja]

[HeidelbergJohn4.0]

3/4 a gallon of gas beats the heck out of walking. IMHO, do it now while you are building, don't regret not doing it later. I did mine when relocating the filler.
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[caseydenise]

I have the same question. My tank is on such an angle that I think I only use about half the fuel. I really don't want to take it all apart and relocate it. My question is, could I take the fuel peacock out from the bottom and add a peice of fuel line that could dangle deeper in the tank (like inside a backpack plowers tank, if you ever saw one). I'm not sure if I remove the peacock if it will ever go back right and not leak.
Dumb idea or not?

[manxracer1]

I would move it for sure. It's easy. (other than getting the hood off). Wash it out with water & Dawn dish soap. Mark the bottom most part. Drill a hole then weld on the new bung. I have 2 -10 bungs & 1 -6 bung welded on the bottom of my tank. The -10 lines are for fuel out to the regulator & fuel return back to the tank. This way the pump always has cool fuel & runs cooler & lasts longer. The -6 out is for the NOS pump & dead heads @ the NOS system. This pump is not on very much.
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[LeeVW]

If I could do it over (which I don't want to), I would relocate the bung and weld the stock one shut. Or mebbe use both outlets with a Main/Reserve selector so I would know when I was in immediate danger of running out of fuel. My gas gauge goes wild at anything under 3/4 tank, so I use it and the odometer together to figure out how much farther I can go.

caseydenise,

I had thought of that too, but I didn't want something that would come off and leave me stranded when I needed it the most. If you remove the outlet, you will see that it sticks up into the tank quite a ways. I cut it so that it doesn't stick up any higher than the threaded bung in the tank. This gives me access to quite a bit more fuel.

Not getting all of the fuel OUT OF the tank is only half the problem. Because of the mounting angle, we are only able to get 8-9 gallons of fuel INTO the tank before it starts coming out of the filler neck (a stock tank is 10.5 gallons). The rest of the space is just a large air pocket that heats up, expands, and pushes fuel out your vent line. The hood is very close to the front of the tank on most buggies, so any attempts to level the tank would end up interfering with the hood.

I carry an extra 5 gallons in a polyethylene military style gas can when I go boondocking in the desert. I have a range of 230-250 miles with this setup, which works well.

Lee

[Glasser]

My original tank was all rusty in side so went with a new one. It was very easy to add a new bung.... but I need to get it welded in yet. (I want it tig welded).

You can see both bungs here.

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[lostinbaja]

I have an original Manx with the fuel outlet in the stock location and the fuel filler, welded in just behind the fuel sender. I can use 9.8 gallons of fuel from the 10 gallon tank.
You can move the fuel pickup to a spot lower in the tank if you want to pickup the sediment from the bottom of the tank.
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[manxracer1]

If your always picking up the sediment, there won't be any. The sediment will flow right into the filter & then you can get rid of it.
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[Glasser]