I just ordered my fuel tank vent mod and was wandering if anyone has had any bad side affects from this install? Summer time do you just not fill it as much due to fuel expansion? Or is that not really a problem. Just wandering.

 

Where did you order yours, we were planning on ordering one...

 

Here you go Iker42 David Kelly's Fuel Tank Vent Relocation Kit on TDR

 

My tank was modded in Oct. but I always fill to the top of the neck and sometimes I drive 5 miles home right after filling and park on a steep incline. None has fallen out yet. The 800+ mile range is great.

 

Awsome thanx

 

What does the vent kit do?

 

When I fill up and the pump clicks off I can wait a few minutes and let the truck "burp" and add more fuel. This is a repetative process that takes 15 minutes and allows me to add usually about 5-7 more gallons of fuel. It vents your tank in a "better way" that allows you to fuel up alot quicker and fill all the way to the top!

 

That would explain why I only get abou 28 gallons in instead of 35. I was wondering about that. Are these vent kits safe and everything?

 

They have been around for awhile, and yet to hear any complaints.

Its on my list of to-do items.

 

It's the best bang for the buck mod you can do to the 3rd generation trucks. When I fill up now I put in about 3-4 more gallons than I was previously in 25% of the time. Fill to the bottom of the neck also!! Well worth it IMHO!!!

 

I'll agree that this is the greatest bang-for-the-buck mod you can do to one of these trucks. It used to take me 15-20 minutes to fill up to the filler neck, now it takes me 5 minutes. The install is pretty straight forward if you have any mechanical skills at all, and so far I haven't noticed any negative side effects. When I had the tank dropped I also fixed the "open air vent" problem with some fuel hose, some fittings, and a lawn mower fuel filter.

 

I've got mine waiting in the garage for me to install it.....

 

doing mine in the morning first thing. Hope it goes as well as everyone has said it does.

 

Just did mine this week. Best money spent on truck so far. DM Kelly is the way to go! Instructions are dummy proof, excellent pictures. I put in 36 gallons of fuel, I had approx. 2" of fuel in tank when I dropped it. I just ran a 1/4" hose between the 2 barbed vents on the top of tank. Daves instructions contained cautions regarding fuel expansion in summer. I don't feel this would be a problem unless you filled up and immediately parked in the sun.

 

I've done this before the tank mod and didn't have any problems. Filled up to the top of the filler neck on a 95° day, drove 1/2 a mile and parked it in the sun. No leakage or problems that I know of. Diesel doesn't expand much, and has a low volitility. Unlike gasoline.