That's exactly my setup. Last night while driving home from errands my gas
guage showed just under1/4 tank but it ran out. I set the manually
operated valve to another tank but got no gas. Tried tank three with no
results.
Then I set it back to tank one and use my gas can which did the trick. I'm
not sure yet whether the same valve is used to direct gas from the pump to
the desired tanks. I am pretty sure that the old owner left the auxiliary
tanks bone dry.
I am not looking forward to my first complete fillup. At current rates it
will be about $120.
One other nice thing is that inside the camper shell I have a full 70
inches of width on top of the pickup bed. So I went to Home Depot and got
two pieces of 1 1/8" tongue and groove flooring. One piece is 70"x21" and
the other is 70"x22" because of the tongue. I placed them crosswise on top
of the bed and locked in the tongue and groove. The result is a perfect
sleeping platform with 2 Thermorest LE long air matresses. Great for
weekend fishing trips :)
Bob
At 07:40 AM 4/28/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Bob,
>
>Many years ago I owned a couple of pickups that were set up like the one
>your are buying. My rear bumper mount was also a sliding arrangement that
>permitted the rear bumper to extend when transporting a 10' or 11' slide-in
>truck camper.
>
>I also installed additional saddle tanks under the bed just in front of the
>rear wheels. They were once very common and probably were the reason that
>Ford/Chevy/Dodge began installing dual or larger tanks. Most of the old
>extra tank rigs used a large manually operated valve installed on the floor
>beside the driver's seat with a large brass knob with a pointer which was
>used to select a tank by pointing at the tank in service. Some had
>electrically operated tank valves but they were more expensive and more
>complex. You must select a tank to draw fuel from by positioning the valve.
>When a tank goes dry, you must be prepared to quickly grab the valve handle
>and rotate it to select another tank before your truck and trailer comes to
>a stop in the middle of Interstate 5.
>
>A '66 Ford F-250 and '66 Airstream will make a great combo and conversation
>piece.
>
>Harvey Barlow
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