How are saddle tanks supposed to be mounted?

[mrein3]

Originally Posted by 72K20

Those are exactly the same tanks I have. I was just a little incredulous about hanging all that weight on two bolts but it obviously has worked well for you. Side topic, did you coat the inside of the tanks or treat them in any way? I've heard of something called Kreem or something like that is supposed to work well. Also, it does not appear as though these tanks have any type of sending units. Were they plumbed as secondaries to the main tank or how did you know when they were getting low (other than obvious)?

Thanks for the replies! Way cool to see this coming from Sweden, our trucks truly have global appeal!

Sorry I didn't answer the sending unit part of the question. My tank had no sending unit. The previous owner said he simply ran the saddle tank until it was empty (truck starts bucking) then switch over to the seat tank which has an indication of fuel level. He said that way you always knew how much was in the saddle - some or none.

While I had my tank out I purchased a sending unit and fuel gauge from JC Whitney. Since I'm a chicken and was afraid of blowing myself up I filled the tank to the top with water then used a hole saw to cut a hole the size spec'ed in the gauge/sender instructions. I mounted the fuel gauge knee-knocker style under the ignition.