RE: [ihc] Info sought on rear gas tank setups for trucks

["Ed Sohm" <idaemes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The only 100 gallon capacity I have heard of was Ken Farmer's Traveler
with the bunch of aftermarket tanks that it came to him with.  
I've never seen a fuel door in the bed side of an IH D series pickup.
I'm not saying IH never did it, I've just never seen or heard of it
before.  

My Travelette has two fender fills. 14.5gal on the passenger side. 6gal
is all I can get in on the driver side.  I've bought new hoses for both
sides, guess I should install them and see if I can get more than 6 into
the one.  19.5 gallons is not enough at ~8mpg. 

I was hoping for a flatbed to put a tank on top of from Santa this year,
but Santa has informed me that she doesn't have enough money this. 

Have you seen the bed box/fuel tanks they sell?

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?sto
reId=6970&langId=-1&catalogId=4006970&PHOTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=665559&
categoryId=420

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?sto
reId=6970&langId=-1&catalogId=4006970&PHOTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=734792&
categoryId=420

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LLCategoryDisplayV
iew?storeId=6970&langId=-1&catalogId=4006970&PHOTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=
604537&categoryId=420

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LLCategoryDisplayV
iew?storeId=6970&langId=-1&catalogId=4006970&PHOTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=
596197&categoryId=420

 Ed Sohm
Battle Creek, IA 

'71 800 B
'74 200 4X4 Travelette Camper Special
+ a bunch more

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
John M. Adams
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:16 PM
To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Cc: Ryan Moore; Rocky Lear
Subject: RE: [ihc] Info sought on rear gas tank setups for trucks


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> Rocky Lear
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:49 AM
> To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: [ihc] Info sought on rear gas tank setups for trucks
>
>
> I thought there were two different size tanks available for the
> front fender
> fill locations. I may be totally wrong. However, I know for sure
> that there
> was at least one rear tank available for a pickup as I saw a
> t-ette a while
> back on ebay that had the door for it.
>
> Rocky

Here's some info from the MT-118 parts manual (1965, 66, 67 trucks):

14, 15, 17, & 19 gallon tanks were available, with all four sizes used
as
side mount tanks, and the last three sizes (although in a different
configuration) available for the rear mount. On my '67 TA, there's a 19
gallon main, and a 14 gallon auxiliary tank. I've never seen a truck
with
the rear access panel, but I see a diagram of a TA with one in the book.

This doesn't address Ryan's original '72 related question, but it seems
unlikely that 100 gallon capacity would be a factory option. I bet
that's an
aftermarket configuration. Notice I'm not betting money, though...

-John A.
---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/03