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In this thread I will explain what a header tank is why its important and how it works.
Lets start by how it works. Inside the tank there is a fuel line with a weight on the end connected to the nipple that goes to the carb.
Now with this installed into the header tank it will always be at the bottom of it. With it always being at the bottom and header tank always full you will never experience the half lean problem. Also it will fall to the top when upside down which will be at the bottom so you can idle upside down for up to 5 minutes, or until your engine stalls from loading up.
What you will need:
1. Header tank and mount
2. Lots of fuel tubing
3. Some thin aluminum or any type of sheet metal
4. Misc. hardware to screw it all together
5. 1/8 in. drill bit to drill holes for shock bolts
6. Dremel or other cutting/sanding tool
First off we will need a mount to hold the tank on. To do this I used some thin cold rolled aluminum and drilled it to fit onto the rear tower. I then ground down the inside so it doesn’t hit the shocks during their movement.
Now that it is all bolted up make sure the center nipple (the one for the carb) is at carb level or else it might cause flooding of your engine. Time to run fuel lines, the middle nipple which is attached tot he clunk will be used for the carb while the top nipple will be for the main tank.
And to fill it you will need to disconnect both lines on the header tank, but be careful since the line from the main tank will let out your whole tank of fuel if you don’t hold it up.
Then attach the line from the main tank to the center nipple and the lien to the carb to the top nipple.
Now that all the lines are hooked up make sure your main tank is full (or over half) and take the pressure line off the pipe, keep it attached to the tank, now you will need to blow into it while being careful not to spit into your tank. You will need to keep blowing until the header tank is full and right about to go into the carb line. Right before it does stop blowing. You will need to switch the lines back to how they were.
Then blow some more into the pressure line to prime the carb. Once this is done you are ready to go.
this is mainly used tto eliminate the half tank lean problem of the early style tanks but is also nice for racing and bashing due to the fact of more fuel, does not lean out when the main tank is getting near empty, and when the truck is upside down it will idle for a very long time as long as u blip the throttle to keep the engine running it wont starve of fuel
Lets start by how it works. Inside the tank there is a fuel line with a weight on the end connected to the nipple that goes to the carb.
Now with this installed into the header tank it will always be at the bottom of it. With it always being at the bottom and header tank always full you will never experience the half lean problem. Also it will fall to the top when upside down which will be at the bottom so you can idle upside down for up to 5 minutes, or until your engine stalls from loading up.
What you will need:
1. Header tank and mount
2. Lots of fuel tubing
3. Some thin aluminum or any type of sheet metal
4. Misc. hardware to screw it all together
5. 1/8 in. drill bit to drill holes for shock bolts
6. Dremel or other cutting/sanding tool
First off we will need a mount to hold the tank on. To do this I used some thin cold rolled aluminum and drilled it to fit onto the rear tower. I then ground down the inside so it doesn’t hit the shocks during their movement.
Now that it is all bolted up make sure the center nipple (the one for the carb) is at carb level or else it might cause flooding of your engine. Time to run fuel lines, the middle nipple which is attached tot he clunk will be used for the carb while the top nipple will be for the main tank.
And to fill it you will need to disconnect both lines on the header tank, but be careful since the line from the main tank will let out your whole tank of fuel if you don’t hold it up.
Then attach the line from the main tank to the center nipple and the lien to the carb to the top nipple.
Now that all the lines are hooked up make sure your main tank is full (or over half) and take the pressure line off the pipe, keep it attached to the tank, now you will need to blow into it while being careful not to spit into your tank. You will need to keep blowing until the header tank is full and right about to go into the carb line. Right before it does stop blowing. You will need to switch the lines back to how they were.
Then blow some more into the pressure line to prime the carb. Once this is done you are ready to go.
this is mainly used tto eliminate the half tank lean problem of the early style tanks but is also nice for racing and bashing due to the fact of more fuel, does not lean out when the main tank is getting near empty, and when the truck is upside down it will idle for a very long time as long as u blip the throttle to keep the engine running it wont starve of fuel
