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Subject:Re: fuel tank reinstallation
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:03:59 -0600

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        1st&4most be DarnSure that you have the CrossOverTube Above ThePlumbing That ItIs SupposedToBe Above ~

Them it should Go Up IntoPlace with a FloorJack or TranyJack QuiteEasily ~ HeSaid {:~) ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 18 Aug , 2014, at 1:16 PM, Dan Barrett wrote:

> I dropped my (2WD) fuel tank in about ten minutes, following Ken Wilford's excellent instructions.  
> 
> Now that it's time for reinstallation, I need some guidance.  I can get the front lip of the tank tucked up above the frame member, but can't figure out how to get the straps in place -- there's not enough room to get them in with the back end of the tank hanging down.
> 
> The bus is up on four jack stands, but I am working alone, which complicates things.  Can anyone give me more explicit instructions?
> 
> Best,
> d.