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BradyD

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I have been on a search for an extended fuel tank for my 04 Burban. I have struck out thus far. Everything I can find is for diesels (don't know how much that matters) but nothing for a suburban. I guess that's one drawback of having an SUV, no auxiliary tank in the truck bed. Has anyone found a solution to this issue? Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.
 

Seabass

Idiot
You checked out Titan tanks yet? I have one on my pickup and like it. It wouldn't take long to go to their website.
 

BradyD

Observer
You checked out Titan tanks yet? I have one on my pickup and like it. It wouldn't take long to go to their website.

I looked at their website. I couldn't find anything for a suburban. I know the suburban frame is near identical to a pickup frame (extended cab short bed I believe) but they all say they are for diesels I just don't know how much that matters. Thanks for the reply.
 

dwh

Tail-End Charlie
but they all say they are for diesels I just don't know how much that matters

Doesn't matter at all.

I've known people who changed engines - both from gas to diesel and from diesel to gas - and all they had to do was drain the tank and put in the new fuel.

As long as you can make the fill and fuel lines fit and the sender works with your gauge you can use whatever tank you want.
 

BradyD

Observer
Doesn't matter at all.

I've known people who changed engines - both from gas to diesel and from diesel to gas - and all they had to do was drain the tank and put in the new fuel.

As long as you can make the fill and fuel lines fit and the sender works with your gauge you can use whatever tank you want.

Thanks. I know it really don't matter with metal tanks but I have heard of people having problems with polly or composite tanks. im not sure how much that has to do wit fuel type. probably has more to do with overall quality of the tank. thanks for the reply
 

mallthus

Pretty good at some stuff
The challenge with auxiliary tanks for gasoline is that gasoline vehicles have vapor capture systems that are part of the emissions equipment, whereas diesels do not. Any gas auxiliary tank needs to be integrated into the vapor capture system and, for California, must get a CARB exemption. Since these things are expensive, it doesn't make economic sense to produce tanks for anything but the very most high volume applications.

So, that out of the way, you've got a couple of options.

If you live somewhere that doesn't do emissions inspections, you can get a tank for a diesel and use a transfer pump to push from one tank to the other. The one problem with this is that you'll likely wind up with a fault code/check engine light issue.

The other option is to, again, use a diesel tank, but use it as a storage tank only, pulling fuel from it as one would a transfer tank.

There are a number of makers of tanks that fit in the spare tire location, which would work well on the suburban (albeit necessitating relocation of the spare tire itself).
 

BradyD

Observer
The challenge with auxiliary tanks for gasoline is that gasoline vehicles have vapor capture systems that are part of the emissions equipment, whereas diesels do not. Any gas auxiliary tank needs to be integrated into the vapor capture system and, for California, must get a CARB exemption. Since these things are expensive, it doesn't make economic sense to produce tanks for anything but the very most high volume applications.

So, that out of the way, you've got a couple of options.

If you live somewhere that doesn't do emissions inspections, you can get a tank for a diesel and use a transfer pump to push from one tank to the other. The one problem with this is that you'll likely wind up with a fault code/check engine light issue.

The other option is to, again, use a diesel tank, but use it as a storage tank only, pulling fuel from it as one would a transfer tank.

There are a number of makers of tanks that fit in the spare tire location, which would work well on the suburban (albeit necessitating relocation of the spare tire itself).

Awesome. thanks for the info. that explains why I never find anything listed for gasoline vehicles. I do plan to relocate the spare via a tiregate so that sounds like it would be an option for me.
 

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