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10 Secure the sending unit with the OE mounting plates and grommets. 12 The Titan tank is a direct-fit replacement for the OE tank, and can be lifted right in place with a safety jack. 14 Also, use dielectric compound on the wiring plugs. 16 11 Transfer the tank straps to the Titan tank, or obtain new ones from Ford if they are stretched out or you're installing a different size of tank. Note that the straps will fit loosely until the tank is refilled. 13 Applying a small amount of thread tape to the drain plug is optional since it's tapered and compresses as it tightens down. 15 Snap on the OE fuel lines (both feed and return) to the pickup/sending unit. 17 Ford dealership has been seeing for over 12 years," says Greg Vice, service manager for Kenny Vice Ford in Ladoga, Indiana. "Before Titan's solution, we had no choice but to replace one steel tank with another steel tank destined to fail." Titan's 40-gallon tank can be swapped out for either the standard 37-gallon or 40-gallon OEM tanks. It's lightweight, corrosionproof, and features a rollover vent valve and vent hose, as well as a drain plug to simplify maintenance. Most of the vehicle's stock fuelsystem components are reused, including the existing sending unit. If needed, replacement straps and skid plates can be obtained from any Ford dealership. Each Titan fuel tank comes with a limited five-year warranty, and in most cases replaces the following Ford part numbers: XC3Z9002AA, 6C3Z9002BA, 6C3Z9002A, 6C3Z9002E, 6C3Z9002F, 3C3Z9002AA and 5C3Z9002BB. The labor time to replace the stock tank with the Titan unit from a bare cab and chassis rig is about a half a day. A second pair of hands will probably be required for both removing and re-installing the tanks. Once done, the "silver lining" for this job is there's no longer any delamination and liner flaking residue to cloud up your Ford truck's fuel system. SOURCES itan Fuel Tanks 5020 North Haroldsen Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83401 800-728-4982 titanfueltanks.com Re-install the filler-neck hoses and tighten securely. Completed install of Titan tank. Refill with clean fuel (not the contaminated fuel from the OE tank). T&A Performance LLC 525 Spice Island Drive, Unit A Sparks, NV 89431 775/358-5549 tandaperformance.com propickupmag.com PROPICKUP 39 PP0613_Titan Tank install.indd 39 5/8/13 8:20 AM