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Old 04-30-2013, 01:42 PM
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ok so i have an 88 cherokee laredo 2 door with 4.0 ba 10/5 trans 231 t case dana 30/35 axles and 3.07/1 gears and apperantly a 12 gallon tank!!!!! i have never seen another cherokee with this small of a tank was this some sort of option or sadistic choice of the origonal owner ? i really hate filling up every two days or so
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its rare but they do exist. I'm sure the larger tank would be a straightforward swap.
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lol. 12 gallons.
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lol. 12 gallons.
i know it sucks !!!!!!!
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Yeah, that was available from the factory. Shouldn't be much trouble to swap the 20 gallon tank in it.
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Lol its bad enough with the 20 Gallon tank!
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shouldnt be hard to swap for a bigger one i have to swap my tank out cause its smashed and have change three off my dads and freinds pretty striaght forward
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shouldnt be hard to swap for a bigger one i have to swap my tank out cause its smashed and have change three off my dads and freinds pretty striaght forward
Yep pretty straight forward.... Till you snap a j-hook, then your on your own. Lol
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I have the same jeep, just an auto, and if I run the gauge down to just touching the E and fill up its around 13.5 gal, but I do fill the filler neck. I am puttin a new 20 gal tank in, not only cause I fill up every 3 days but its still an 88 and most likely it's filled with crap
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