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Originally Posted by Big_ern_101
Man, thanks for posting this but I hate hack jobs like this.
Its a 30 minute job to drop the tank on an Econoline with a floor jack or trans jack. No excuse to not do it right.
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When I did it, the van was for parts to repair my totaled 1997. It was an unknown non-runner I had towed to my house. The floor was badly beaten up. Now that I had to go back in for a second time (in two years) it was 10 minutes to pull back the carpet and undo the screws.
As it turned out the van runs great and has generally been reliable except for a few deferred maintenance issues
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With the original floor mat and a van rug on top, you never notice it.
I will leave the elegance of a solution to be determined by "the eye of the beholder". However, if it were a full van build-out, then it would be easier to drop the tank rather than remove the interior.
I have some Evap error codes on my 2011 E-350, and the size of the required hole is even too much for me. The tank will come down.
On the other hand, if it is a fresh van build I would not hesitate to cut a hole and replace the fuel pump assembly before doing a build. I have a new 3 port assembly just waiting for its turn in rotation.
Getting these dimensions was in prep for that future work. Once the carpet and work partition are in the carpet is not so easy to get back up.