Drill four holes to mount the tank. Drill three holes to pass the fuel and control lines through the truck bed. Mount and wire up the small fuel pump to the frame. Attach the fuel line to the vent line from the tank (the fuel is fed through the vent line into the tank). The vent line itself is continued back through the truck bed into the aux tank. Mount and run control lines and power to the small control unit mounted by the driver’s left knee. And we’re done! I figured worst case it would take 4-5 hours max. So, how long did it take? A full 8 hours. Ugh…not what I was expecting since I was staying around during the process and grabbed a few photos as installation progressed.
Here’s a look at all the parts that come in the kit (not including the tank itself):
Here’s the mounting and fuel line holes in the truck bed:
Here’s what it looks like from underneath:
Here is what the fuel pump and vent line layout looks like:
After all of that, we were about 45 minutes from closing time when the job was finished. We needed to verify everything worked so I drove as fast as I could to a station where I could fill up the aux tank with diesel and return. (50 gallons of diesel is EXPENSIVE.) I made it back to the shop with about 5 minutes to spare and tried to track down the mechanic who did the install. He seemed to be uninterested at that point, more concerned about closing up shop for their 5pm going home time. I engaged the transfer pump in their parking lot and checked for leaks without the mechanic around. Everything seemed to work as advertised with no leaks so I just headed back home.
Since that time I’ve transferred at least 100 gallons from the aux tank with no issues. Because it uses the vent lines to transfer fuel, the process is slow (which actually is a good thing) – it takes about 10 minutes to transfer 5 gallons. The small control panel has 10 indicator lights that shows how much fuel is in the aux tank in 5-gallon increments so I always know what my levels are.
So far I’ve been pleased with the way it operates. And now that I’m on day two of my full-time life living in an RV, I guess you can say I’m a “Happy Camper”!
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