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jabsm1000 · Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:08 am Post subject: New Fuel Tank

I own at 1980 SD1 3500. The car was originally EFi but the guy who owned it before me took all the equipment off and changed it to carb. It currently has a 4bbl carb on it and I now need a new gas tank because the old one is shot (it sat for 9 years before I got it) and a new sending unit. I was looking on Rimmer Bros and they have both EFi and carb model tanks which one should I use? and are the sending units the same, as in will they work fine with my gauge? or do I need to get the EFi or carb sending unit based on which tank I get?

corliss · SD1 User Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 26 Location: IRELAND

jabsm1000 wrote:

I own at 1980 SD1 3500. The car was originally EFi but the guy who owned it before me took all the equipment off and changed it to carb. It currently has a 4bbl carb on it and I now need a new gas tank because the old one is shot (it sat for 9 years before I got it) and a new sending unit. I was looking on Rimmer Bros and they have both EFi and carb model tanks which one should I use? and are the sending units the same, as in will they work fine with my gauge? or do I need to get the EFi or carb sending unit based on which tank I get?

Hi, the EFI tank is different to to carb tank, it has the fuel take off at the bottom front, a swirl pot inside and a fuel return pipe fitted. The carb tank draws the fuel from a pump mounted on the fuel guage sender unit and piped out through the top. You can use an EFI tank with the fuel outlet blanked off and a carb sender unit/pump fitted. Sender units will work fine with either tank.
If it is of any interest to you I have 2 tanks from brand new shells i wont be needing, both carb type, not sure what freight would be to the states though!
Regards Skip

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