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CJ3A Fuel Gas Tank
« on: October 18, 2015, 02:01:12 PM »
Who sells the best quality correct CJ3A fuel gas tank?
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Re: CJ3A Fuel Gas Tank
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2015, 09:44:51 AM »
Mine came from Walcks and I have had it on my jeep for two years with no issue in it.  Very pleased.

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Re: CJ3A Fuel Gas Tank
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2015, 11:32:02 AM »
I too purchased mine from Walck's.  I have only one issue...which may not be the tank.

I replaced the floors with pre-made panels.  The proper cut outs for the tank were already done on the driver floor.  With the floor and tank installed, the floor cut outs and the inlet/drain on the tank didn't line up.  I had to widen the cut outs on the floor.

So, not sure which was at fault....tank....or pre-made floors.

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Re: CJ3A Fuel Gas Tank
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2015, 05:19:39 PM »
Yep Walk's is where I got mine as well - I had the exact same issue as Tim did above but I attributed that to the floor panels that I replaced.

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Re: CJ3A Fuel Gas Tank
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2015, 08:29:36 PM »
Be careful. Walcks and Kaiser Willy's really are good because their parts usually seem to fit which eliminates alot of frestraution and guess work, but they really mark up their prices. An example, thermostats usually cost no more then $2, they are almost $10 on those websites. I usually Google search the part number and find hits which usually cost way less.

As the gas tank goes, if you have a original gas tank that is still solid, try cleaning it out. Flush it out really good first. Then pour a gallon of white vinegar in it and top off with water and let it sit for a few days. Then flush it out again. You can put some heat on it to evaporate out all the water but be careful not to use too much heat or you could warp it.

I had a gas tank that I thought was hopeless and this did wonders. It also worked on a good friends gas tank.

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Re: CJ3A Fuel Gas Tank
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2015, 12:20:55 PM »
Looks like there are two choices out there. Omix the silver one and Crown the black one. Anyone have any comparison advice? Thanks