for those of you that have dropped your gas tanks

I dropped mine a few times. I got as much fuel out as I could and used a motorcycle jack. I got real good at it. I could have it on the ground in twenty minutes.

BobR wrote:
Mine was done at a Ford dealer. They drained the tank first. The best solution would be to use a pallet jack and wood pallet to drop the tank. Easier than using floor jacks and wood.

I'm just curious.........do you own a pallet jack?

Mine was done at a Ford dealer. They drained the tank first. The best solution would be to use a pallet jack and wood pallet to drop the tank. Easier than using floor jacks and wood.

When i did mine i siphoned the gas out,but when i dropped the tank i only dropped the back half and then changed the pump with the front bolt just loosed.Plenty of room to work

Well... there is a double floor above the tank,

with the tank full you might think about cutting an access hole over the top of the tank under the bed. You can get at the fuel pump and lines without dropping the tank. I have dropped mine twice and if it comes to a third I'm going to cut an access. Any amount of fuel in the tank makes the job just that much harder.

For the sake of safety, drain it! Siphon, drain plug or even taking line apart and using electric fuel pump or all of the above, drain it!

When replacing the pump/sender on my F150 when it started to go bad, I ran the truck to get it as empty as I could. Kept a 2.5 gal gas can in the bed the last few trips in case I pushed it too far. Also had a rubber hammer to tap the tank with to get the pump running when it wouldn't start as the pump was dying.

If you can borrow an ATV jack, it worked well for me. All applications are different but releasing the vent lines and inlet hose were the most difficult parts of the job. Just make sure you get a good quality replacement. Went with a new Motorcraft unit for my Ford. Replaced the vent at the same time.

What Bill said x2..Remove as much fuel as possible even a couple gallons sloshing around makes a difficult job even more difficult.
Another hint,,check your sender before you put the tank back in.
Mine reads half a tank when its full.It was such a pain to drop the tank that I just deal with it and know about how many miles on the trip meter its time to fill up.

If it was mine and I was doing it myself? I would try to save/transfer all of the fuel out.
If I had no way to save it or transfer it to my other rides I would give it away.
Be sure the pump is bad.
Check everything in the system, sometimes its not the pump. Relay, connectors between body and engine harness, grounds.