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I have heard of 60/62's coming with factory dual tanks in other parts of the world. I understand that they use a "Y" connector with a switching valve at the inlet pipe going into both fuel tanks. Basically only one fuel door on the body. As one tank fills, a little lever is pulled/switched and then the other tank can be filled. Has anyone seen one of these or know how to get one of these "Y" connections? Or a pic of one would be nice.
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Funny timing. One of my buddies just got a bunch of parts from Australia for his diesel 80 conversion. One of the cool toys was one of those duel filler necks. Never heard of one until yesterday.
 
I don't think the 60's ever had OEM dual tanks, the 80-100 do-did.
 
lowenbrau said:
Funny timing. One of my buddies just got a bunch of parts from Australia for his diesel 80 conversion. One of the cool toys was one of those duel filler necks. Never heard of one until yesterday.
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Hey Lowenbrau: Can your buddy take a few pics of that "Y" fitting. Also, do you know who/where he got it from in Australia?

Pimp: You may be right on 60's never coming with OEM dual tanks. I have only heard that they might have. But, what I am really wanting is one of those "Y" fittings or what they look like and how they work to copy one.

I am wanting to run two tanks for a veggie oil conversion in my Cummins 4BT 60. I want a really clean setup where the veggie oil tank sits below the OEM tank, where the spare tire used to go. I do not want to cut another hole in the body for a filler neck. I thought this "Y" fitting would be pretty slick. Thoughts or ideas on how this "Y" fitting might work, where to find one, or how to make one?
 
So both tanks would be full of veggie oil? Seems like you would only want to use the "Y" if both tanks were getting the same fuel.
 
The OEM 80 series dual neck does not completely seal off one tank from the other during re-fueling. There is some ammount of "cross-filling" particularly when filling the sub tank side.


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cruiserdan said:
The OEM 80 series dual neck does not completely seal off one tank from the other during re-fueling. There is some ammount of "cross-filling" particularly when filling the sub tank side.


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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
I was under the impression that there was total separation between the 2 tanks with the "Y" connection. I was told that the "Y" has some sort of lever that allows you to pick which tank you are filling. but, if you say there is some "cross filling" then this may not be the route to go. I definitely do not want to mix my veggie oil with my diesel/bio-diesel. The other way around is ok.

OK,
So new thread topic: Does anyone have an idea of how to fill the veggie tank w/out having to cut a new filler door on the outside of the body? I am thinking of having an auxiliary tank made for underneath the OEM tank where my spare tire was. Any suggestions on how to fill this tank? I want my 60 to look good so I do not want to hack a hole for a filler tube.

Please help! I really want to run the veggie!
 
Dunno what your budget looks like but a buddy of mine had a second OEM filler door melded into the body of an FJ60 about 6" away from the original one so he could run a second tank. Took some time but the result was really clean, looked exactly like it was stock.

I *might* have some pics of it, but it will take me a few days to find them.
 
Exiled said:
Dunno what your budget looks like but a buddy of mine had a second OEM filler door melded into the body of an FJ60 about 6" away from the original one so he could run a second tank. Took some time but the result was really clean, looked exactly like it was stock.

I *might* have some pics of it, but it will take me a few days to find them.
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Exiled:
If you can find those pics, that would be great! I was thinking of this option as I do have another 60 for the filler door/recessed area. I just thought that this "Y" fitting was my best option but may not be in reality.

On another note, how's the 4BT coming along? I love mine and am sure you will too!
 
If it's just for veggie oil, you can always run the filler neck up between the body panels, where the jack is kept and fill it from INSIDE the truck by opening the hatch. You wouldn't see it from the outside, but would have to open the lift gate to fill it up.
 
Grease Cruiser said:
Exiled:
If you can find those pics, that would be great! I was thinking of this option as I do have another 60 for the filler door/recessed area. I just thought that this "Y" fitting was my best option but may not be in reality.

On another note, how's the 4BT coming along? I love mine and am sure you will too!
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I started looking for them, if I still have them (probably), I'll find them.

4BT conversion is a little bit behind schedule but looking great, I'll have an update as soon as I get my hands on the truck.
 
Ok,
So here's me new thought for the day. What about adding a second filler door on the other side of the vehicle? I have a BJ60 that I am parting out and I could cut the filler door section out and weld it into the driver's side.
It would look semi stock except for the filler door opening in the wrong direction. I would also have to modify the mounting system for the rear windshiled wiper fill bag but that should not be too hard.

Or the other spot I was thiking about was doing the same cutting/welding but just in front of the original filler door on the passenger side. I would have two doors there. It might look kind of silly but maybe cool in a way? I would also lose my cool "Toyota Land Crusier" emblem but I could live without it.

I was also thinking of having two new tanks made. One for diesel/bio-diesel and the other heated to run veggie or bio in the winters. I would either run the two tanks side by side parallel to the vehicle or perpendicular to the vehicle.

If I were to go this route, what gauge steel would one use? Or would aluminum be better?

Again, any thoughts or ideas are greatly appreciated.
 
I remember Al Colebank at ManAFre showing me one of those Y valves years ago. He said he was bringing them into the country. Of course I wasn't paying much attention at the time to whether he said FJ60 or FJ80 at the time, and it WAS years ago, but you might want to check with them. ;)
 
Here's a picture of one off an 80 series. The neck part isnt shown. If you dont want any mixing at all, definately do a seperate fill neck for each tank. There is a flap that seperates which tank is supposed to be filled, but like Dan said, it will definately mix.
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armchair observation and a few peanuts from the gallery:

sounds like building a custom tank with two separate and independent chambers along with a custom Y-neck that completely seals off the two tanks from one another would be the hot ticket. especially if you built it to bolt up to the original mounting points and made it stout enough that it wouldn't require an additional skid plate like some of the long range tanks out of Australia. keep your original filler neck location, one gas door, one gas cap, all in the original place and run a switch or actuator up into the driver's side dash so you could switch fuel sources at will -- that would be sweet :D

if you're going to go through all of the trouble of fabricating additional fuel doors, welding into body panels, etc..., you may as well just fabricate the dream setup....then you could start selling them to offset your development costs ;)

for whatever it's worth,
-dogboy- '87 FJ60
 
Thanks to all those who replied.
And a big thank you for Steve-O for posting the pic.

I am not too crazy about adding another fill door but I don't want any mixing either. Can't decide what the hell to do. Since, I am the one going to be putting the veggie oil in, I might be extra careful with the "Y" valve and make sure that the veggie oil goes into the proper tank. Ok, got to go think.
 
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