Imagine at the Costco line and after waiting a bunch this man closes his flap and opens another one

@lucasgrove1685

10 ай бұрын

Happened the other day to me 😂😂😂

@therapgame1091

10 ай бұрын

Thats funny 😂

@Bcarr122391

10 ай бұрын

Gets in his truck, pulls forward two feet, opens second flap. 🥸

@WolfGamer2468

10 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@mangojuice6589

10 ай бұрын

There’s Costcos with diesel where???

Remember: switching to your secondary fuel tank is always faster than refueling

@4WD_Explorer

9 ай бұрын

W comment

@lukespatola1184

8 ай бұрын

Good one dawg

@yungsagegaming8577

8 ай бұрын

Nice COD reference sir 👏👏👏👏

@GabrielGarcia-300

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@GabrielGarcia-300

8 ай бұрын

​@@yungsagegaming8577it's not a COD reference 🙄🤦 it's a gun community reference

That Greta Thunberg sticker on the 2nd door caught me off guard LMAO

@musayildiz9189

7 ай бұрын

HOW DARE YOU!

@jmf6835

7 ай бұрын

@@musayildiz9189 LOL!

@mhdsfsyukhtjyrghetuk

7 ай бұрын

Best part of the video was seeing that sticker 😂

@zunedude91

6 ай бұрын

I mean did it?

@billgatesisanerd

6 ай бұрын

So great!

In high school I used to freak out dates that were about to run out of fuel and then “magically” fill it up.

@johnford9070

8 ай бұрын

That never happened. You got no ass

@GladlyOnXbox

7 ай бұрын

Highly doubt you owned a 60,000 truck in highschool.

@joel.ha.

7 ай бұрын

​@GladlyOnXbox not everyone is as broke as you, I went to school with some kids that drove Mercedes Benz and similar right when they turned 16

@GladlyOnXbox

7 ай бұрын

@@joel.ha. that’s called daddy’s money, must be nice. Some of us work hard for our things, you can tell when you shake a man’s hand if he’s a trust fund baby or a laborer.

@joel.ha.

7 ай бұрын

@@GladlyOnXbox im not here to debate that. Just saying that it's not outside the realm of possibility for a random dude to have a 60k truck in highschool.

There's no worse feeling then switching to your rear tank knowing it's full only to find out it's also empty😅

@hidel308

10 ай бұрын

That happens when you loan your truck out.

@96ej

10 ай бұрын

@@hidel308 EVERYTIME haha

@oldmanSturzl

10 ай бұрын

That feeling when you confidently flip the switch but watch the gauge go the wrong way........

@SLOCLMBR

10 ай бұрын

I typically switch at 1/4 tank, just in case i gotta go back!

@buckshot4428

10 ай бұрын

There actually is. I had an 88 with dual tanks and the solenoid went out leaving me with only 1 tank.

I'd rather have the single 44 gallon tank on my 05 excursion. No selector valve to worry about. Easier to fuel up and use

@ripperlipper1016

11 ай бұрын

Good point cause the selector valve just adds more work when it breaks and so does the switch

@FrozenDonut13

11 ай бұрын

Do you have the Diesel in your Excursion? A friend of mines who owns a 2000 Excursion V-10 has told me when the tank is empty it will take $150+ to fill the tank up.

@chaseledbetter5186

11 ай бұрын

@FrozenDonut13 mines the v10 and 4x4. All excursions have the 44 gallon tank though. Yeah here in NC it cost me about 130 to fill it up

@Kevin.W.

11 ай бұрын

There is no selector valve, you yahoos, the switch in the dash switches power from one fuel pump to the other. And there is a big advantage to the dual tanks/fuel pumps, electric fuel pumps sometimes fail, with dual tanks you have a spare. No spare pump with a single tank

@davidbyas7680

11 ай бұрын

@@FrozenDonut13well do the math buddy? If it’s gas you can see the price at the gas station same as diesel

When you open the gas lid how dare you!😂😂😂

@tyler93539

4 ай бұрын

fuel lid* a diesel dont take gas

Imagine his amazement when he learns about intermittent windshield wipers.

@mikeburrill779

8 ай бұрын

😁😁😁😁😁😦😁😁😁

@jacobshort5378

8 ай бұрын

Wait that's a thing!?

@joshg6874

8 ай бұрын

@@jacobshort5378 for some reason dawg, my 99 does the same thing, also cruise control only works like half the time.

@jacobshort5378

8 ай бұрын

@@joshg6874 my buddy had a car that would randomly turn cruise control on by itself. That got sketchy a few times when we forgot to turn it off when we were not planning on using it.

That switch usually switches you between the tank you're on and no fuel at all since the valve is usually screwed up.

@dembrowi_n_c.5111

10 ай бұрын

Only an issue with gassers that sit a good while. Gums the diverter up.

@solanaceae2069

10 ай бұрын

Have a little over 363,000 miles on my one owner 1983 F-250 - the selector valve's never given me any problem, but I make sure any fuel that goes in the tanks is spotless clean. Only takes a tiny bit of crud to foul the valve.

@joeritter8331

10 ай бұрын

​@@dembrowi_n_c.5111you must not live in Minnesota. I replaced that damn valve 4 times on my 89' 7.3 before I bypassed it and stopped using my front tank completely.

@patrickbrooks3698

10 ай бұрын

My 87 Ranger always stumbled badly when I switched tanks.

@dembrowi_n_c.5111

10 ай бұрын

@joeritter8331 you have rust in your tanks probably.

I love watching Tommy discover things I lived through.

@ExposingCorruptionNC

10 ай бұрын

Yeah this isn't something new 😂 sadly young people missed out on the greatest things back in the good ol days. Being able to live without big brother in our hands all day everyday

@andrewmendoza1578

10 ай бұрын

I’m sure he’s known for a long time. Highly doubt he’s just discovered this.

@JonathanCharles-uc8zc

10 ай бұрын

what's very sad it doesn't work long term you have to delete one tank that works

@ExposingCorruptionNC

10 ай бұрын

@JonathanCharles-uc8zc especially if you lived in the rust belt lol those switches might last a few years up north lol

@Mrfarmer10

10 ай бұрын

Fax

Normally I'd make a joke about the fuel mileage or the cost of filling up nowadays, but I can't say anything bad about these early 90s and older trucks. They are virtually unbeatable.

@thesunflowchannel1995

4 ай бұрын

These still had metal fuel tanks which would all send rust flakes to the fuel filter. Those 7.3s mostly didn’t care until you had injector issues and no starts. 6.7 strokers wouldn’t last long with a metal fuel tank. The cp4 would grenade itself by the first winter.

@doublem6027

4 ай бұрын

You must be a tesla fanboy

Man I miss having two tanks. My first truck was an '81 F150 when I was 16 and it had dual tanks. Such a handy feature.

@OneManHolocaust

10 ай бұрын

Would you rather 2 21 gallon tanks or a single 44 gallon tank?

@ducktapepilot

10 ай бұрын

@@OneManHolocaust Honestly probably the 2, 21 gallon tanks. That gets me a second fuel pump in case one goes out.

@SugmaDLigmaNutz

9 ай бұрын

When fuel was much cheaper.

@ducktapepilot

9 ай бұрын

@@SugmaDLigmaNutz So true. I couldn't afford to fill two tanks these days.

@SugmaDLigmaNutz

9 ай бұрын

@@ducktapepilot just use red dot fuel in one tank. 😏

I just want the crotch air vent to make a return

@masterblaster3118

10 ай бұрын

My 97 Sierra has one 😂love it

@rushthezeppelin

10 ай бұрын

My 98 4runner has it, love that thing. Keeps the boys nice and happy when i get clammy on a long drive.

@arctr00perecho

10 ай бұрын

I’ve never heard of wing windows being called a crotch vent, but yea I agree. My dad had this same model truck and those tiny windows were such a handy feature. Good times along the California coast, while enjoying the sights and smell of the cool ocean breeze

@JStryker7

10 ай бұрын

@@arctr00perecho that’s not what I mean. There are older cars with air vents below the steering wheel

@arctr00perecho

10 ай бұрын

@@JStryker7 ah ok

Dad's 95 F150 had dual tanks. Miss that truck.

@OG-uq9yb

10 ай бұрын

They don’t make vehicles like they used to

@brianhanlon9602

10 ай бұрын

@@OG-uq9yb sadly.

@chauncey5962

9 ай бұрын

I got one it’s a good truck but takes a lot of maintenance

@charlestibbs8336

9 ай бұрын

I also have a 1990 f150 xlt lariat with dual fuel tanks and its the I6. Right now has 386190 miles

@HarryHov

9 ай бұрын

Same !!!

Some of us are old enough to remember this on our own 😂

@danieldaniels7571

7 ай бұрын

Yep. The '77 Chevy I had in the mid-'80s has dual tanks.

The duel tank feature has saved me when my front tank's fuel pump went out when I was out deep in the woods.

36 gallon single tank I have works fine

@alextran8188

10 ай бұрын

Yup my tank is practically the same size as those two tanks combined. All without having the maintenance of two tank fuel pumps.

@rainerhaulson

10 ай бұрын

Do you want a cookie or something?

@djpeeps2772

10 ай бұрын

@@rainerhaulsonyes

@chadkrause6574

10 ай бұрын

It’s for farmers to switch from red diesel to regular diesel. Red diesel is for farm use only

@rainerhaulson

10 ай бұрын

@@chadkrause6574 dude probably has a pavement princess he wouldn't know nothing about that.

"How Dare You"... Sorry, not sorry Greta!

@shaunn7778

11 ай бұрын

Hilarious. I had to rewind that

@Captain-Awesome

11 ай бұрын

I saw that too, came down to the comments to see if anyone else did.

@deanthonymims3095

11 ай бұрын

☠️😂☠️😂

@censored4christ162

10 ай бұрын

I do wuite like the tactical gretas when we are doing cool kid stuff she wouldnt like

@benjaminmatute9085

10 ай бұрын

What is “emission laws” never heard of them.

My 86 GMC pick-up had tanks on either side so I'd fill one and turn around and fill the other. Good times ❤

@jeremyblank3784

7 ай бұрын

Those trucks got a bad rap about side impacts great rigs though

Love these old school trucks

I currently own and daily a 1995 F250 4x4 with the dual tanks that also work and will never get rid of it.

@MelanieFrancis-qo7sk

8 ай бұрын

We've got two. 95 and buying a second one

@BuckshotsSmokeLounge

6 ай бұрын

Hell yea brother

@ChromeArty

5 ай бұрын

​@MelanieFrancis-qo7sk so three then 🤔

I think you forgot to mention something. Anybody who owns a flatbed truck will tell you that it is always good to have weight around the rear wheels to help maintain traction on the ground especially in wet or snowy conditions because these trucks are either rear wheel drive or all wheel drive. So putting an extra gas tank in the rear helps to keep weight where it's needed the most.👍🏼👍🏼😉

@MelanieFrancis-qo7sk

8 ай бұрын

2wd or 4x4. None awd.

@Midala87

4 ай бұрын

and when approaching sharp turns on those wet road surfaces ALWAYS pay attention to the yellow signs and go at the recommended speed if you are in a light pickup truck. I ended up swerving because I was going slightly too fast thinking I could safely go what I normally would when dry. Thank God nobody was in the other lane.

@thesunflowchannel1995

4 ай бұрын

Newer gas tanks still go out to the back. The problem with these is the tanks were made of steel. They’d send rust flakes all through your fuel lines and clogg up your fuel filters, causing injector issues and no starts.

I bought my 97 in 2011 and i love it. Still have it today.

The only pain with the trucks was keep using that switch, the switch valve had a tendency of going out if you only used one tank for a long period of time so it's always good courtesy if you have a working twin tank system to use both of them regularly

Lots of trucks had those back in the day.

@backwoodstherapy

11 ай бұрын

We had one in a 90-something F150 my family had growing up (this was >20 years ago, I was 15, can't remember exactly). Neat feature but I'd rather just have one big tank. Miss that old truck.

@kirbywinters1291

11 ай бұрын

Chevy had them on their trucks but the tanks were on driver and passenger side.

@Rob-yr3vw

10 ай бұрын

Our '75 F150 had 'em.

@CDTucker336

10 ай бұрын

It seems like they all only had one tank that worked unless they were brand new.

@cjmandrik5960

10 ай бұрын

@@CDTucker336 both of mine worked untill i deleted the front due to the Efuel kit i used only worked with a single tank.

I love the small front side window feature, that is something no one has done since!

@boomer7638

11 ай бұрын

Right but that's because it's cheaper and more efficient to just run AC. Back in the day so many trucks didn't even have AC, so having Vent Windows was a necessity.

@miatika

11 ай бұрын

They’re also great if you’re a smoker 😂 my 1992 Toyota pickup has wing windows, i love them

@SouthsideKidd550

11 ай бұрын

Yes! Good for people who smoke.

@cbmech2563

11 ай бұрын

With the wing window you can get fresh air without it letting rain in or it blowing on the side of your face

@boomer7638

11 ай бұрын

@@cbmech2563 it's not a Wing. It's a vent window.

My 1995 GMC suburban had a 45 gallon tank. It was really useful when there was a major power outage when my wife was driving to Orange County from the Bay Area. The power outage meant that no gasoline pumps worked, but with 45 gallons, the Suburban and enough fuel to get home and drive around for a week.

My dads old 87 ford van had this. It as also a 4 on the floor and had a great inline 6. Beast of a van for his business.

Love my 88 F350 Dually with both tanks still working great.

@MarkLockwood-sm9mr

11 ай бұрын

Is the truck angle lopsided when both tanks are full? 😅

@CamrentheAwesome

11 ай бұрын

@@MarkLockwood-sm9mr Surprisingly enough it's not, or at least not that I've noticed.

@pizzamangametime9773

11 ай бұрын

​@@MarkLockwood-sm9mrit's a 1 ton dually gonna take a lot to make it lopsided

@SOU6900

10 ай бұрын

Got a pair square body Chevies that still have both of their saddle tanks in working order. They're a pain to fill at the same time though unlike my 95 F350.

@Helloboby

10 ай бұрын

I have the same year. Extended cab, I only have the front tank tho. I was thinking about just putting a tank in my bed in a tool box.

Love the old 7.3s !! Damn near indestructable!

@2koolchris291

10 ай бұрын

I do too man. If taken care of they’ll outlast the truck.

@SOU6900

10 ай бұрын

​@2koolchris291 My 95 dually is doing that quite well since the truck and factory engine have 177,000 miles on it and the cab is rotting out behind the door seals on the cab.

@TxJacob713

10 ай бұрын

Funny you say that because the transmission blew after the Ike gauntlet test

@MagicCarpetRide8669

10 ай бұрын

Yep that's why they stopped making them

@TxJacob713

10 ай бұрын

@@MagicCarpetRide8669 people didn't buy them that's why they stopped making them.

My friend drove a 1990 F250 with 2 gas tanks. Blew my mind. It had a cap on it. We fit a ton of people into it. Gas was only a buck a gallon so we all had a blast riding around in it.

Nice !!!! Love those 80s and 90s Ford pickups !!!!

Had a 95 150 with the 5.0, man I miss that truck

@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va

10 ай бұрын

I have a 1993 I'm selling.

@zionmoore2724

10 ай бұрын

I got a teal metallic blue 93 5.0 it's something I'll never sell

Personally to keep the weight distribution, I'd use the smaller rear tank for short distances or even for long distances would run the rear out then swap to the front. Keeps center of gravity. Helps especially when towing a trailer

@CCIPres

10 ай бұрын

The only problem with that, at least with the '96 F150 I had, was the fuel return was only plumbed to the front tank. So if you run on the rear tank with a full front tank, fuel would come out of the vent.

@kmin3434

10 ай бұрын

Dude, you're talking about maybe 150 pounds of fuel in a 8,000 pound truck. Do you determine which seats people sit in in your truck too?

@jamesbarkley8523

10 ай бұрын

@kmin3434 you're an idiot. Having an empty bed with fuel just in the rear tank and a loaded trailer will raise risk of fishtailing. All I said was what I personally did. I'm not writing the goddamn Bible saying you have to do this

@preachers4135

10 ай бұрын

@@CCIPresThere was something wrong with that truck, probably the switching valve. I had a ‘90 F-250 with dual tanks and I would regularly fill both tanks and run on whichever was last selected.

@preachers4135

10 ай бұрын

@@kmin3434 Exacty. My question to James is, are you a pilot? A good pilot is always mindful of weight and weight distribution. When it comes to 3/4 ton pickups and larger: just throw it on there and go.

All us old guys are like yeah this is normal, all our trucks have this

my 2022 RAM 1500 has two tanks as well: the normal gasoline tank and then there's an additional LPG Autogas tank. I have a switch, but the RAM switches automatically between them. I usually run on LPG only, but until the engine gets a bit warm it runs on gasoline and then switches to LPG automatically, and ones LPG is empty it automatically switches back to gasoline again

@derekdreke4990

10 ай бұрын

Dam that's awesome

@EO.studios

10 ай бұрын

Your in the uk i take it idk why we don't have a lpg option here were thdy are made

@EnjoyFirefighting

10 ай бұрын

@eostudios714 I'm not in the UK?! I've never been there. And you can buy LPG systems in the US as well

I miss my 94 f150!

@docflash1635

11 ай бұрын

I used to prank my friends by letting the tank go emptying and the truck would start sputtering. my friends would be going nut thinking that we were running out of glass in the middle of nowhere.

@Richardv24

11 ай бұрын

@@docflash1635thanks for the idea😁

@kramnull8962

10 ай бұрын

My Dad's 94 F150 with a 5.0 had 2 tanks. Kinda weird on a single cab.

I guess I’m old but this was how all old trucks worked. One switch, one gauge.

my 87 f-150 4x4 had 2 tanks loved that feature sure miss the old truck it never let me down

My 79 f150 had two tanks. I really did love that feature.

Just for the record 0BS stands for original body style, even ford and chevy says that. But ya we run 3 of those OBS fords with twin tanks and love them.

@HalibasterDillibickus

10 ай бұрын

I never understood that. It's not the original body style for f series truck at all. The original body style was over 40 years before that. THAT SAID, OBS ford's are my favorite and I would beat a nun to death with a used diaper for one with a 7.3. Best truck ever made. Full stop

@justinhargett7222

10 ай бұрын

Old or Original? Compared to what?

@d_kortman

10 ай бұрын

The truck I drive at work has this! We have an OBS F-350 7.3L idi turbo powerstroke with the 4 speed + OD manual. It has a custom made hydraulic dump bed and I’ve hauled up to 4.5 tons of gravel on it. Things a beast.

@Brightleaf_Auto

10 ай бұрын

It's actually Old body style cause in January 96 the new body style 97 F150 went on sale beside new Old Body Style 96 models.

My 1992 F-150 XLT Lariet 6cy 300 had this. Loved it. Miss that truck.

@JD-dw2bw

10 ай бұрын

I found one in very good condition 14 years ago, didca full off body restoration and new tanks, fuel lines and pumps. Manual with 3:08 gears... I'll keep it to the day I die. Never had a vehicle I enjoyed more on road trips to the north country.

My 66 Chevy pickup had 3 fuel tanks. Plus factory ac. Love the good ol'pickups.

I had this on my old 87 Chevy short box. I miss those days

@mikehammer6909

10 ай бұрын

We all do .. no doubt!

Replace the rear tank from a Bronco and have a larger rear tank. I believe around 30 gallons.

@djaydeved

10 ай бұрын

the 1987-1991 broncos actually had 30 gal tanks atleast all the ones ive seen, mind, 1 tank, gasoline engines ect, so not sure if there ever was a dual tank bronco from factory aint ever seen a 7.3 in a bronco either so who knows

@ramrunnr

10 ай бұрын

@@djaydeved sorry, I was trying to say to replace the rear tank of the truck with the tank from a Bronco for the bigger tank. Some of the replacement tank companies make the Bronco tank lined for diesel to replace rear tanks for F250/F350s.

@djaydeved

10 ай бұрын

@@ramrunnr ooo did not know that, thats prety cool!

Yep, I had an 87 and an 89 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat. Loved both trucks. One blew a headgasket, the other caught on fire and there was nothing left of it.

This is a feature that ALL new trucks should have, and old feature that never should've went away.

Just got a 32 gallon tank on my 2011 f-150. Works for me

@TurtleSauceGaming

10 ай бұрын

Ikr. I flipped when I fueled mine for the first time and it was like $100 for half a tank or so. But, as much as I love driving my Titan, 2 trips rather than 1 to my uni an hour away is really nice.

@paradiseracer2437

10 ай бұрын

@@TurtleSauceGaming to fill up my tank at peak gas prices was like over $150 since mid 22 I only filled up my truck a couple times

Love the greta sticker 🤣🤣

@SD-pi9co

11 ай бұрын

yeah god forbid anyone talk about the environment.

@stingypaperwaffles

11 ай бұрын

@@SD-pi9co That's fine, if they can do it reasonably and sensibly. Greta is neither.

@SD-pi9co

11 ай бұрын

@@stingypaperwaffles And you would have never known here name if she did. Either way, what you said is subjective. Seemed "reasonable" to me.

@stingypaperwaffles

11 ай бұрын

@@SD-pi9co you're entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine.

@Neighbourhooddegenerate

10 ай бұрын

​@@stingypaperwaffles opinion vs science

Sold a dual tank econoline work van over 15 years ago. The single tank in my truck has way more capacity than both tanks combined and I don’t have to worry about garbage ideas breaking. Plus a toolbox/fuel transfer tank in my bed gives me the option to carry around 100 gallons. Btw dual tanks were implemented because it’s cheaper to use existing small capacity tanks for the (new at the time) large vehicles than design and manufacture new high capacity tanks for all the different vehicles.

Yup. I love on my 1985 F250. Saved my butt a few times. Just like a reserve on the petcock of my motorcycles.

My Ford Excursion still holds more fuel at 45 gallons, with no switches. So, no, I don’t wish I had that feature, lol

@AndrewBenson91

11 ай бұрын

Yeppp

One of the best looking truck ever made.

@hank1556

10 ай бұрын

Im a big Ford nut and for whatever reason was never a fan of these or even the dentsides. I like the Bricks and Super Dutys. I dont think im right in the head though

@SpunkMayo

10 ай бұрын

Yeah if you have zero taste

@DiaperSNiFFER

10 ай бұрын

Do you really think this looks better than a 2023 f-250? 🤨

@MoaiHeadEmoji

10 ай бұрын

@@DiaperSNiFFERhe prob grew up around blocky cars so thats why he likes them just like you grew up around not so blocky cars

@DiaperSNiFFER

10 ай бұрын

@@MoaiHeadEmoji I guess … whatever you guys say. And btw a 2023 f250 is still blocky

I bought a 1994 Eddie Bauer F-150 xlt mid last month that has that same feature. I paid $500 for it and all it needs is both fuel pumps replaced and all tires replaced. It's body and interior are in pretty good shape thanks to it sitting away from trees and being sheltered from the elements by a tin automotive shop so you can imagine how happy I am to have it.

I have a Mint 99 all black and love it!! Had her since I was 19 years old.

My '84 square body has twin 16-gallon fuel tanks that are on each side of the truck.

@dlproductions9574

9 ай бұрын

my 90 Dodge Ramcharger has one 35 gallon tank

I love my 96 F150 XL with two gas tanks that both work!

@anthonyvalenzuela8108

10 ай бұрын

I got a 96 F250 XLT but only the front tank holds fuel, the rear one leaks from the filler neck. Trust me when I say that watching fuel spill and trickle from the rear tank in a walmart gas station is ALOT like watching your kid piss their pants in public, it's damn embarrassing lol. Wish both my tanks worked for the longer drives im doing recently, you're a lucky dude lol. And nice truck👍

@pantherplatform

10 ай бұрын

@@anthonyvalenzuela8108 sorry to hear about that. It's a rust free truck with 66k on it. Super rare find. Seen a mid 80s F150 yesterday. What a bute!

@pantherplatform

10 ай бұрын

@@anthonyvalenzuela8108 the 96 sounds pretty sweet tho. These trucks represent the last of an era.

@johnorcutt1390

10 ай бұрын

Iv got the 96 xl. 5.0 5 speed lwb.

@anthonyvalenzuela8108

10 ай бұрын

@johnorcutt1390 Man I got the 5 speed standard lwb too, the truck drives like a damn schoolbus it's so slow and long but damn is it fun lol. Wish I could get another obs with a 5.0 they look like fun too, nice truck man 👍👍

Some Paccar (Kenworth/Peterbilt) semi trucks have this too, although now its moreso used just to read the level of fuel in each tank. Far more useful on modern trucks where the def tank takes up room on the driver side of the frame, therefore a smaller tank is needed on that side. For example I drove a Peterbilt 389 that had a 80G driver tank and a 150G passenger tank, the switch would let me monitor which tank had what amount of fuel. Most of the time when the truck was off and parked long enough the fuel would level out between the tanks. On an older Peterbilt 378 Tri axle dump the switch actually controlled which tank fuel was actually pulled from, so it was up to the driver to maintain fuel level for weight balance, a lot of the trucks I've seen with this system end up getting converted to a dual pull since it was a mostly unnecessary setup in most applications. Neat stuff!

Always carry spare fuses. I was in the middle of the mountains once the fuse was burnt out for the tank selector. No way to switch. I put a fuse from another slot that was almost the right size got the tank switched over and then put it back in where it belonged having spares with me, would've made it an easy fix

I worked for a guy that had one of these trucks. I loved that he would pull up between two pumps and fill both tanks at the same time. Can’t do that with a single tank!

@SOU6900

10 ай бұрын

You mean one pump on each side of the truck?

I’m so glad you guys got a 7.3 power stroke

Glad ive got a 1996, having two tanks is amazing

If you wanted to you could put vegetable oil in one tank and once you start your truck with the diesel, you can switch the tank and run on the vegetable oil.

@rancidmilk8824

7 ай бұрын

Kind of! You have to run an entirely different set of filters to do that and have valves to switch between the two.

OBS: Original Body Style Also, that was my first super duty and the two tanks were amazing! Driving from OK to south TX, it was so cool to hit the switch in the on a remote stretch of highway and watch that gauge climb back to full 😎

@michaelbradley770

11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure its old body style because ford offered the new body style f250 light duty in 97 as well

@wt9653

11 ай бұрын

Old Body Style is correct.

@mccartneystuart

10 ай бұрын

Obs is confusing as there's multi prior generation body styles. Is it exclusively the 90s body style? I have a square body and a 90s box body chevy, that's what I call the 90s so people know which one I'm referring to.

@michaelbradley770

10 ай бұрын

@@mccartneystuart i believe so the 90s were the obs/aeronose, the late 80s are called bricknose, early thru mid 80s is the bull nose, and mid to late 70s is the dentside

@kctyphoon

10 ай бұрын

OLD body style….

This is still a thing 😂 sure sure it's only on cab Chassis trucks but there is a good reason for that. It's was a problematic feature, the selector valves were constantly a source of headache for these owners. Especially in the winter months. And having to manually switch between tanks is just a hassle. Now the fuel gauge reads both tanks and you never need to switch between them 😅

@SOU6900

10 ай бұрын

Who's still putting dual tanks on their cab n chassis trucks? I always thought dual factory tanks was a long gone option. On a side note I don't see how flipping a switch to change tanks was a hassle.

@Cleet006

10 ай бұрын

I know Fords were bad about the selectors failing but Chevrolet’s selectors worked fine. Friend has an ‘85 K10 with dual tanks and he can switch while going down the road without a problem. His grandma’s ‘89 F150, however, has to be switched while the truck is off or else it’ll surge fuel and stall out. Found that out the hard way when I drove it for a few days

This truck is my daily driver, 1994 F250, best truck I've owned!

My 1978 Chevy 3/4 Ton Crew Cab had the two 20 Gallon Side Impact Outside The Frame Fuel Tanks on both sides. There were times when I pulled the dick move of parking in the middle of two gas islands to fill both tanks from two pumps at the same time. This way I didn't have to turn the truck around to fill the second tank. It had the same deal with the Toggle Switch & Independent Fuel Level Sending Units.

My 95 f150 302 has that option and still works.

@hitchhikerbob4920

11 ай бұрын

My 86 f150 302 EFI and 91f250 351W both have dual tanks, but I'm kind of surprised my dad's 90 f150 302 shortbed has dual tanks

Yea and both of mine work. Which is rare lol!

@CHEESESLICER96

11 ай бұрын

Saaame

@wingagoesdeep

11 ай бұрын

You son of a bitch lol. My front tank doesn’t work

@Dronerivers

11 ай бұрын

Same, love to joke with people that were about to run out of diesel then just switch it over to the full tank

@pootmahgoots8482

10 ай бұрын

Both tanks working isn't that rare, dude. Lol

@SOU6900

10 ай бұрын

Is it? Because it still works on my 95 350. Gotta bad ground starting for the sending unit in the rear tank, but that's a different story for a different day.

From someone who has owned one of these era trucks (94 Lightning), I can promise you that you don't want this cool feature. The fuel modules are EXPENSIVE and there's two of them. They often don't just outright fail either, but "fail working". My lightning had low fuel pressure on the front tank, but when I switched to the back tank, it would back feed and overflow the front tank if I wasn't careful. Also, options are limited if you want a higher volume pump. I will admit though it is a neat feature, and quite handy when it works.

I know a man that had/has an F-150 with two tanks and he said when you switch tanks on the fly it never misses a beat.

All five of my 80's square body chevys have factory mounted, dual 20 gallon saddle tanks on the frame. Driver's side and passenger side.

@hammersandnails1458

10 ай бұрын

My Dad had a '76 Chevy with twin tanks. You could run one dry and switch it without missing a beat.

@ghostlydumps

10 ай бұрын

Those are outside the frame of the truck right? (Saddle tanks) if so they are notorious for catching fire or exploding when hit. More of a Ford guy but love the 70's C-10

If both pumps work awesome option because if one pump goes out you always have a way home

@cbmech2563

11 ай бұрын

On a diesel there is only one pump.....on the engine.

@fannoreno

11 ай бұрын

@@cbmech2563 yes you are correct on this particular truck it only has a selector valve but newer diesels do you have electric lift pump in tanks but on the gas versions of these ford trucks they have high pressure fuel pumps in the tanks that do have a lot of issues

@kctyphoon

10 ай бұрын

@@cbmech2563 it actually depends on the years. The older 7.3’s use a mechanical lift pump on the top of the engine. At some point (97 or 99, I forget ) i think they changed it to a frame mounted electric pump. Its been a while, i could be wrong. But on 95 at least, its driven from the camshaft. It was a popular mod for guys to convert it over to an an electric pump.

@cbmech2563

10 ай бұрын

@@kctyphoon mines a 97 and is the last year of the mechanical cam driven pump. Mine now has 2 Bosch pumps on the frame between a pair of spin ons. The pumps are on a relay and I can switch between them. I now have a spare, the mechanical pump stranded me a couple of times.

@SOU6900

10 ай бұрын

​@@kctyphoonI want to say they went to an electric pump when the 250/350 models got moved to the Super Duty line and Ford released the new body style ones in 99.

My father's '72 Chevy Custom C10 had extra saddle tanks. About 50 gallons total. Meanwhile, my 2500HD has a 36 gallon as standard, and I don't have to switch it, so I think I see why these died out.

Had a Ford econoline 350 van with dual tanks! That was a great van for beach going! I miss ole dirty V

So now we know what OBS means 👍👍

My dad had a 1989 ford f150 and it had the same thing. I loved that truck

I had a Ford 150 back in the 80’s that had two tanks as well. I always used the rear tank as a back up incase I was running late and didn’t have time to get gas. However, I did drain the rear tank once a month to avoid it from going stale! That was my teenage thought process!!

My first truck was a 1996 F250 with dual tanks, I drove that truck till I was 22 and even the 2 tanks weren’t enough for where we lived so I got two of those round 60 gallon tanks for semi trucks and attached them to each side with a pump to transfer fuel into the main tanks for a total of 170 gallons plus the transfer tank I had in the bed for the tractors, we could go weeks of driving that truck to the city and back without having to fill up, it’s pretty grat

A huge advantage of this setup is when a fuel pump fails, you just switch tanks. Had a 95 and pump went when I was about sixty miles from phone service or people. Just switched tank and continued.

Had a 1980 Chevrolet K2500 gasser with dual fuel tanks and a switch on the dash. Back in the day everything was different and easier to work on too.

The best part about these for long trips over just one large tank is that you can use two fill nozzles. If you go to truck stops with their 1" nozzles, it fills them in what seems like seconds.

had one of these, gas powered. Not mentioned was that each tank has its own internal fuel pump. Provides some redundancy if a fuel pump fails.

My truck does have that. 1993 F350 diesel. My Dad's truck did too, 1982 Chevy single cab, short bed truck...gas version.

My 93 Ford Lightning SVT was exactly like that. Cool feature

That's when trucks were built to work. Loved my dual tank fords and chevys.

Yep, pretty cool features. I preferred my "saddlebag" tanks on my C10.

I had a '77 ford pick with duel tanks. 1 tank was my normal back and forth to school and work and the other was for my friends and running around. When it got low, they had to fill it up. No free rides.

My dad’s ‘94 F-150 had the 300 I-6 and two fuel tanks. 34gal total

My 87 Ranger had dual tanks exactly like this F Series. There are actually times when you don't want to drain one tank and then move into the other. For example, if you are off roading or driving in the snow you want to sit between them and drain them evenly in order to keep the weight spread across the back axle better. It actually does make a difference in regards to traction.

My buddies dad had an F150 about that year with two fuel tanks. It was awesome.

Had a obsolete with tanks like that and a few extra. All together truck was capable of lugging around about 155 gallons. Made the truck ride so smooth and less bouncy stiffness from the rear. Downside was you really felt the weight of that if you didn't balance the load forward. Rear tank first gave much better handling all around and rn was nice being able to go from SC to FL without needing to stop for fuel.

There is also a 38 gallon rear tank available which bolts right in. That combined with the existing mid mounted tank makes for a good bit of fuel capacity.

I have a 1986 chevy c30 and has a fill on either side.

The back fuel tank could have a sandlot or goonies sticker. You're killing me, Sims.

My dads old 97 f150 had this and sometimes you would forget and run out of gas but then you would be saved by switching tanks lol. It was the best

I've got that on mine and when they rust out you can put the Bronco tank in the back and increase your capacity to over 50 gallons

Had the same gas tanks on my 84 ford custom conversion E150 Van ,,it was worth every penny for this option

I had an F150 in high school that had dual fuel tanks and it was awesome. I still miss that truck.

i had a dual tank and dual battery truck.. my father was a mechanic and upgraded my truck for camping,,,my fuel gauge didnt work on tank 2 though so i always ran it 1st and my dual battery,, 1 would operate lights in the back for when i camped ,, i could drain it completely , the other battery was strictly for the starter and when i drove the alternator charged both back up. , i miss that old suburban.