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20 Gallon Tank Source Help

Vulcan

Vulcan

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Ruidoso
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NM
Can someone direct me to a source for a replacement poly or metal 20 gallon tank for my 82. I found one herehttp://www.mtscompany.com/hose.htm that says wont fit CJ-8 Thanks for any help:bow:
 
I'm somewhat mystified by why they say their 20 gallon tank won't work on the Scrambler. The crossmembers in this location are the same as the CJ-7. Scramblers and CJ-7s use identical 15 and 20 gallon tanks from the factory (the only installation differences being locations of the rollover check valves for the 15, and filler necks/hoses for both the 15 and 20).

I found an OEM 20 gallon tank on eBay from a junkyard in New Jersey. They come up every now and then. AeroTanks also makes a pretty sweet 33 gallon replacement. Had I known about them before I found my 20, I would have gone that way.
 
I like the price on that Aero 33 gallon. I'm just wandering about the mounting, doesn't look like my 20 gal OEM skid /plate mount would get utilized with it. My problem is a sending unit rotted away in this 20 gal poly tank for about ten years and the crap is embedded in the plastic and I can't get it clean. I'm going to make one more attempt by putting Berrymans ChemDip in it and if that doesn't work I will probobly order the Aero.. Thanks for the tip


AK-RWC said:
I'm somewhat mystified by why they say their 20 gallon tank won't work on the Scrambler. The crossmembers in this location are the same as the CJ-7. Scramblers and CJ-7s use identical 15 and 20 gallon tanks from the factory (the only installation differences being locations of the rollover check valves for the 15, and filler necks/hoses for both the 15 and 20).

I found an OEM 20 gallon tank on eBay from a junkyard in New Jersey. They come up every now and then. AeroTanks also makes a pretty sweet 33 gallon replacement. Had I known about them before I found my 20, I would have gone that way.
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The Aero definitely doesn't use the OEM skidplate.

I had the same problem as you with the junkyard tank I got. It obviously was parked with several inches of fuel and water. Water previously rusted out the bottom of the sending unit based on the chunk of fuel line with embeded rusting tubing, which I found in various pieces inside the tank, along with components of the float and rollover check valves in varying states of decay. I soaked it for about a week with POR-15's Marine Clean, agitating it when I got home each evening, and changing it to "fresh" Marine Clean at least once. That took care of the varnish, but some of the sending unit and metal bits had managed to fuse themselves to the plastic. A couple hours of elbow grease and long skinny tools (and a good flashlight) got it scraped. I'd rinse the inside with water to get the particles out. I finally got to the point where I was scraping gouges in the tank without necessarily getting any more crud up, and decided that was an acceptable level of clean.
 
Exactly, the rust has fused itself into the plastic and the last time I cleaned the 1st inline filter (for the 75th time) I decided the plastic is actually breaking down itself, I think I will just check into the Aerotank and be done with it. The people that make CREME couldn't assure me it would work on plastic like it does on my old enduro bike tanks.

AK-RWC said:
The Aero definitely doesn't use the OEM skidplate.

I had the same problem as you with the junkyard tank I got. It obviously was parked with several inches of fuel and water. Water previously rusted out the bottom of the sending unit based on the chunk of fuel line with embeded rusting tubing, which I found in various pieces inside the tank, along with components of the float and rollover check valves in varying states of decay. I soaked it for about a week with POR-15's Marine Clean, agitating it when I got home each evening, and changing it to "fresh" Marine Clean at least once. That took care of the varnish, but some of the sending unit and metal bits had managed to fuse themselves to the plastic. A couple hours of elbow grease and long skinny tools (and a good flashlight) got it scraped. I'd rinse the inside with water to get the particles out. I finally got to the point where I was scraping gouges in the tank without necessarily getting any more crud up, and decided that was an acceptable level of clean.
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I got a 21.2 gallon tank from Qtec and it had a card that said it would not work on a CJ 8. It fit without any problems. It hangs a little low which might be a problem if I were rock crawling, but I don't go rock crawling.
 
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