i found out today that my leaking gas tank is beyond repair. if anyone knows of a 2dr V6 anywhere, please post or send me mail. there are none in the state of NJ, and the only new one i could find cost $1100!!! please any leads would be wonderful. anyone with a parts car willing to let a gas tank go let me know. thanks guys. ted. [img]images/icons/frown.gif" border="0[/img]

Will a 4cyl tank work?

Ted,<BR>I'll check out my suppliers this week. I've been letting my own problem with a leaking tank go for over a year now, and your earlier post reminded me that I should take care of it. So, I'll let you know. As far as I remember that last time I was at the yards, there were many Raiders/Monteros with untouched underbodies and I assume the Tanks are still there.<BR>-how could I ignore a problem like that for a year? - It only leaks when I put a lot in, so of course, I never fill it over half [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0[/img]

markg, as far as i know the two engines used different tanks, as did the 4dr. that is what is making my search so difficult. i need to find a junked 2dr V6. if someone knows this not to be true, please correct me, but everywhere i've called asked if i had the 4 or the 6. any calls anyone could make to their local parts yard would be greatly appreciated. hopefully i'll be taking a roadtrip this weekend in the trooper and coming home with a gas tank for the real truck. [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img] thanks everyone for trying to help me out. ted.

AFAIK, the 4 and 6 cyl tanks are different, one for carby and one for FI. How easily they'd be adaptable is anyone's guess. Probably not worth the trouble though.<P>GUY, I hope you haven't been considering any welding in the company of your red beast lately. Could be a "blast"... [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img] <BR>PHIL

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PHIL:<BR><STRONG>AFAIK, the 4 and 6 cyl tanks are different, one for carby and one for FI. How easily they'd be adaptable is anyone's guess. Probably not worth the trouble though.<P>GUY, I hope you haven't been considering any welding in the company of your red beast lately. Could be a "blast"... [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img] <BR>PHIL</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Gas tank epoxy can be used to patch small sections where water sat and has thinned the area out. When I was on the east coast I had used this type of repair with good results. <P>There are also coating that can be applied to the inside that will seal the tank. Try eastwood.<P>A shop with tank repair experiance can weld a properly cleaned tank. I have done them myself. <P>the tank must be cleaned and either have air pumped through it to prevent buildup of flamable gasses or filled with an inert gas.<P>This is for an shop that has experiance with this type of repair only! And a lot of guts [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img]<P>Kevin C

89 Raider:<BR> Sorry to find out that I had gotten the last gas tank for your model in New Jersey. My local junkyard here in upstate New york put out a search and found it in Jersey. I got it about a year and a half ago. The top of my newly acquired Raider's tank looked like Swiss cheese. I hope that you can find one through a search at a bargain. Mine was $175, including shipping. Good Luck! [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img]

89Raider, there are 2 V6 LWB models here in Little Rock that I know of... once you find out if the tanks are compatable let us know...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PHIL:<BR><STRONG>AFAIK, the 4 and 6 cyl tanks are different, one for carby and one for FI. How easily they'd be adaptable is anyone's guess. Probably not worth the trouble though.<P>PHIL</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Near as I can tell, they're interchangeable...I currently have a 16-gallon tank in my V6 2-door.<P>I don't LIKE it, but that's what I have...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by AcidophilusRex:<BR><STRONG>I currently have a 16-gallon tank in my V6 2-door.<P>I don't LIKE it, but that's what I have...<BR></STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Because of it's small size? That is pretty small, my 95 has a 24 gallon tank and I visit the pump too often, I feel for you man <P> [img]images/icons/frown.gif" border="0[/img]