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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Fuel Tank Issues - Whats in there???
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Mon, 19 September 2005 08:23
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Hey guys,
I went for a savage off road adventure into the Watagans yesterday,
and now I'm having problems with the trucks fuel tank.
I noticed when I shake the truck from side to side and let it go,
once it stops bouncing, I can hear the fuel sloshing around in the tank, and on top of it what sounds like a piece of hard stuff, floating around in the fuel tank, and it hits the side of the tank as the fuel sloshes against the side.
No doubt this is bad,
But I drove 1 hour to Morisset, started 4WDing at 10AM, finished at 11:30PM, then drove another 1 hour home. So that is like 12 hours of hardcore 4 wheeling, through mud and up rocks and 1 near roll (arond 30 deg angle and idling)
and 2 hours of highway crusing.
I did notice it spluttered 3 times on the way home at 110Kms but never stopped.
It was only once I got home checking the panel damage when
I realised this fuel thingy and that the battery tray had snapped off and the battery was resting on the radiator hose for the entire trip.
Kept going though...went HARD too...typical toyota 4x4s!!
I know you guys arn't into 4 wheeling, but has anyone had a bonus prize floating around in the back of the fuel tank after a hard days drive?? rallying/drifing or motokahnas, etc??
What could it be that is floating around in the tank?
A fuel pickup maybe?
Any info would be good.
Cheers,
Bart
[Updated on: Mon, 19 September 2005 08:25]
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