need gas tank help!!!

[yeti_'87HB]

ok, the story is, the top of my gas tank leaks when i fill it past half but i can't find a gas tank for it anywhere.

the question is, is the gas tank one of the interchangeable parts that work for all years? could i take a tank from a '97 HB and put it in my '87?

need help quick! thanks in advance

[88hb]

from all the trucks that i have messed with at the pick ur part, they all look the same, if its from a fuel injected truck it should work, with fuel pump and everything.

[pacific coast]

If you can find where its leaking from & depending on how big the hole/leak is you can repair it using JB weld FAST dry [5 minutes]. I repaired the tank on my 521 using that stuff..applied 2 coats & it held perfectly. Clean the area good 1st with a cleaning solvent [laq. thinner] before applying.

[HybridImages]

I'd also like to know a good place to pic up a new aftermarket fuel tank. I'm sure the dealer can get it but afraid to know the price. I've checked a few parts sites I know of and they don't carry them.

[yeti_'87HB]

the leak is at the top of the tank where the pump goes in. i'm pretty sure the gasket around the top of the tank is gone, but when i went to tighten the bolts a bit, cause they were loose, i snapped the head off 2, so i stopped. i thought about using JB weld, or silicone cocking, or maybe even the stuff that comes in the gas tank repair kits at canadian tire(same as your autozone, pepboys, etc.).

[Swschz]

if the seal is gone,can you use some gasket sealer stuff,squirt it under neath,then do up the bolts????

obviously make sure the stuff is compatible with fuel??

maybe yes no>?just an idea?

[zanegrey]

jb weld epoxy...

[thatboi_j]

FUEL CELL!!! ha ha...seriously though...all hardbody tanks should be the same

[yeti_'87HB]

if all hardbody tanks are the same, are the sender's the same. could i just take the sender and pump out of mine and bolt it onto a different tank?

[HybridImages]

there all small differences between the different years on the hb tanks but everything is still interchangeable. I'm on my 3rd tank all from different years. The first got a hole in it when I was still static. The second was a salvage yard tank...it got rusted all up. The other I got not much better but cleaned up the best I could, it has dents and drag marks but can't complain a friend helped me out in a pinch. Still though I have looked I can find 720 tanks but not d-21. Anyone with info would help greatly....as for the large o ring seal on the top of the tank check your parts store if not go to the dealership...I bought one before but it's been a while so not sure where I ended up getting it.