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Old 11-07-2021, 07:21 AM   #1
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Transfer Flow 46 Gal Tank Question

Adding a diesel furnace to my ‘06 E350 6.0 EB. It has the TF 46 gallon tank.

Looking for a tank removal video but all I’m seeing are vids for the pickup. Anyone know if the fuel tanks are the same between van and pickup?

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The 46 Transfer flow tank is not stock, but pretty straight forward to drop, 2 straps holding it up, It’s best to run your fuel as low as you can, even when the low fuel light goes on, there’s still a good amount left in the tank, maybe 5 gal in my case. There was an extra port already drilled out that was covered with a plate or a rubber plug that I was able to use for the new heater pickup.
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Old 11-07-2021, 08:13 AM   #3
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While your tank is out, consider doing the "harpoon" and other modifications to improve the venting and usable capacity, if not already done. The TF46 van tank typically has ~41 gals usable since it does not fill the top ~10% of the tank due to venting restrictions.

Lots of threads here on SMBforum re: TF tank issues, mods.

As REF suggested, drain the tank as much as possible before removing. Running the heater fuel pickup tube to within an 1/8 - 1/4" of the bottom of the tank is absolutely the right call.

The TF46 tank is a proprietary design shared by Quadvan and SMB. I doubt the pickup snd van tanks are the same.
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1der and Ref, thank you so much!! Contemplating trying to do a video of my effort.

I’ve read a few threads saying it’s best to just cut the straps and replace them. Is that sound advice?

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We were able to reuse the straps, mostly out of time constraints of sourcing material and making new ones, although I was keen on replacing them, they were still fine.
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I reused the straps as well (nothing wrong with them), but replaced all the hardware with new, and put new rubber between the straps & tank.
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