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Title: before i squash my melon....
Post by: FiEND on March 06, 2007, 06:07:26 PM

if I undo/pull my fuel tank skid plate, will the fuel tank come down with it?

Title: Re: before i squash my melon....
Post by: calltrex on March 06, 2007, 06:17:38 PM

Quote from: "FiEND"

if I undo/pull my fuel tank skid plate, will the fuel tank come down with it?

yep

Title: Re: before i squash my melon....
Post by: SwampSinger on March 06, 2007, 06:21:26 PM

Quote from: "calltrex"

Quote from: "FiEND"

if I undo/pull my fuel tank skid plate, will the fuel tank come down with it?

yep

That's what happened when we pulled Thane's stock skid plate off his Rubi. The gas tank came with it.

Title: before i squash my melon....
Post by: FiEND on March 06, 2007, 07:45:29 PM

carp.  gonna have to wait till the tank is empty

thanks

Title: before i squash my melon....
Post by: cotaman on March 06, 2007, 09:37:40 PM

hmmm... those with unibodies dont have that problem....... :P

fiend... use a floorjack to support the tank/skid combo...might save the headache or add to the headache :wink:

Title: before i squash my melon....
Post by: FiEND on March 06, 2007, 10:15:11 PM

yea i can do that, but then i can't lift the tank out of the skid plate, 50litres no way, a jug o milk almost makes me pee my pants.

i'll try later with an empty tank

Title: before i squash my melon....
Post by: dunl on March 07, 2007, 10:30:46 PM

Quote from: "FiEND"

yea i can do that, but then i can't lift the tank out of the skid plate, 50litres no way, a jug o milk almost makes me pee my pants.

i'll try later with an empty tank

:lol: