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Does anyone know where i can get a good gas tank for 80 luv ?

where do you live?

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East TN Johnson city area

Ive got one for an 80 that you can have. Im in Salisbury NC, just North of Charlotte

Hey bugman that sounds good it will proable be about 2 wks before i am back in town and can come and get it.I drive a semi and am out on the road workins is this ok

Well if you come through oklahoma I have one too....

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Just a suggestion:

I have an 80 Luv 4x4. The truck had been sitting for a year when I bought . I took my tank out had it boiled out and then put a sealer inside. It stops the rust, and suppose to last 20 years. You may want to consider this if you get another stock tank.

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1980 Luv 4x4 with a 5 speed tranny.



"When all else fails, follow the directions".

yeah ZAne i'm going to do something to try to protect it. I never have heard of that boiling thing but i will look into it maybe what I need

I took my gas tank to a shop that boiles out radiators. They can do the same for gas tanks. It just cleans out the inside really well. Then the sealer is put in.

You can also clean and coat the tank yourself. It requires some effort, but if money is an issue this method works well.

Take the sender out, and fill the tank with water. Empty the water from the tank, and refill it a couple of times to get most of the big junk out. Clean it out well, spray the sprayer in there, wiggle the tank, etc. Then cover the sender opening with something fairly rigid (a coffee can lid, etc.). Drain the tank but leave a gallon or so of water inside, drop a 6' long piece of chain in the fuel filler pipe and then roll, and turn the tank. The chain will scour a lot of junk off. It will need to be turned upside down, as most of the flakes and junk is on the top (condensation causes this). Roll it and swish it and whatever, until you're satisfied most of the crap has been scraped off. You might want to change out your gallon of water a couple of times. Tip it up and let the chain slide out, take the cover off the sender opening, then rinse it again and let it air dry.
DO NOT use a hair dryer or torch to try to dry it quicker!

You can buy a gas tank coating kit from Eastwood (I think) or JC Whitney and then just follow the directions to put a new coating in the tank. http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Prod ... =fuel+tank

Total cost about $50 and a couple of sore arms...lol...

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Here's a great way to go...http://www.por15.com/prodinfo.asp?grp=FTRK&dept=11 I used por15 to restore the floor on my LUV, and it was an excellent product.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

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