Advice needed for removing fuel tank

[ingydrummer]

Thanks to all who responded, I just ordered the pump, seal and locking ring. Now I have to go out right after this post to jack the truck up and drain the nearly 3/4 full tank of gas. It would have to happen right after I filled the tank. Oh well, just another adventure in owning a Hummer. I just replaced the ignition switch last week that had me stranded for two day's. Thanks again to everyone who replied.

[ingydrummer]

Let me throw this out here, would it be better to put the jack stands under the frame to let the axle be at its lowest point or should i put the stands under the axle? Just trying to think ahead here because im not sure if it would be better to let the axle sit low for clearance reasons.

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by ingydrummer

Let me throw this out here, would it be better to put the jack stands under the frame to let the axle be at its lowest point or should i put the stands under the axle? Just trying to think ahead here because im not sure if it would be better to let the axle sit low for clearance reasons.

You could try that and see if it helps. I didn't have any problems at normal ride height.

[ingydrummer]

Oh, so you didn't even jack the truck off the ground at all? I'm going to do that then, thanks DRTYFN

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by ingydrummer

Oh, so you didn't even jack the truck off the ground at all? I'm going to do that then, thanks DRTYFN

No. I only used my floor jack for the fuel tank. IIRC, I only had about 1/4 tank so it wasn't too bad muscling it around.

[LoJac963]

Maybe pull the rubber filler neck off the actual tank, then you could pump the gas out. 3/4 of a tank is going to be heavy as hell!

[ingydrummer]

I already did that LoJac963, as I was telling someone in another thread, There is an anti-siphon insert in the neck of the tank that does not let anything past the end of the filler tube. I used the pump to remove the gas. There was 18 gallons in there. I stuck a tube on the outflow of the fuel filter and jumped the relay in the engine compartment and it emptied the tank in about 10 min.s or so. So next it was pulling the lines and removing the straps and wouldn't you know it, the front strap u-clip nut broke away from it's bracket. Man that was a pain in the you know what to get off. Well the tank is out and now I can't for the life of me, get the freakin pump to break free from the tank. There is so much rust on it. I,m trying to post pictures of it, but it keeps telling me there is an erro in the download. I will keep trying, and keep updating. Thanks to all our members. This forum is a life saver and money saver.