OK, Men - I need some advice.. I am going to put an additional 65 gallon auxillary fuel tank in. With a POLLACK valve to switch between tanks. I need to know what to do about the fuel pump. I have a 2005 - 5.9. It has IT'S FUEL PUMP IN THE TANK ...nothing on the frame under the drivers side.
SO has anyone put an auxillarytank in and 05, what have you used as a fuel pump for this type of application, IS there a pressure requirement??
What ever help you can give me would be appreciated.

 

Im gonna put a 100 gallon aux tank on my truck. I'm just gonna buy a small electric pump and plumb it into my tank. Wire in a switch in the cab to turn on the fuel pump on the aux tank and it'll fill the main tank. When my fuel gauge starts getting towards full, turn off fuel pump switch and keep on truckin. Saw this in a add for a magazine that will sell you a set up like this for XXX dollars. I figure I'll have around 126 gallons and should be able to make it most anywhere in US without stopping for fuel...........guess it's just bathroom breaks now???

 

Bathroom breaks?

Diapers

 

I dont have a 05 , but all i did to mine was put a T in the filler spout line and put in an electric valve with a switch in the cab. When my main tank runs low, I turn on the switch and gravity will fill the tank, Its not fast, but even while driving, when the my tank hits just below 1/4 I flip the switch and it will fill,, prob 20 -30 miles later, its around full mark and i switch it off.

 

thats a good idea.

 

Why not just buy a pump and nozzle and fill it that way instead of messing around with fittings?Unless youre trying to hide the fact that you have a tank in the box that would be a good idea.

 

The reason is this way you dont have to stop and fill it, you can do it as you drive. No need to hide it, 1 fitting in the tank , then hook to electric valve and then 1 fitting in the filler spout. Thats not many fittings. Now the second reason not to have a pump and nozzle is because this way you can make the tank flush with the top of the box, and nothing sticking up, in case you haul 5th wheel campers. I know you may say whats the big deal about stopping to fill it up, well if you haul for a living you will soon find out, it is alot better to not have to stop to fill it up.

 

OUTLAWSTORM has it right men, I run a 5th wheel 38 feet long. Not big compaired to the semi rigs, but when your traveling and don't know where that next fuel stop is the auxillary tank is very handy. I found an outfit that builds fueltank/toolbox combo's. With the lid down you can't see the fill cap, and it just looks like a tool box. THere has been a lot of stealing from auxillary tanks in this area (Kansas) so to hide the tank is to your advantage.
I now found a fuel pump that will work with it and a small filter to make sure that the fuel isn't going to mess the little valve up. This tank is 65 gallons and with my 35 gallon stock, BED PAN and a cooler full of sandwich's and beverages. I'am not going to stop for awhile. Later John