Re: [Amc-list] Definitive fuel tank fitment

["Dan Strohl" <DStrohl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nope, sorry, different sized hole. the hole for the XJ tank is
substantially larger than the hole for the Spirit tank.

But the XJ guys commonly use external fuel pumps, so I don't see why the
internal XJ pump couldn't be bypassed in favor of a low-pressure
external pump for carbureted applications. The only thing to watch out
for after that is the fuel level sender, and I have the maths around
here somewhere that calculate what size resistor is needed to adapt the
XJ sender to the AMC gauge.

dan


Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:14:44 -0700
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Definitive fuel tank fitment
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: "Dan Strohl" <DStrohl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> " 
> " Jim-
> " 
> " For my 4.0L 79 AMX, I actually used an XJ Cherokee fuel tank. The
only
> " thing I had to do was relocate the fuel filler to the center rear.
> " Otherwise, it's the exact same shape and size, and if you're
swapping to
> " fuel injection, you can still use the stock XJ fuel pump.
> 
> this suggests you could've swapped the xj pump into the amx tank.
> possible?


Ooh, good catch!

Does the XJ use the same fuel sender/pickup system as the older AMCs 
(and apparently Ford, and many others), and it all fits in the hole? 
That would be a hell of a good thing. The pickup tube and float and 
lever would have to be changed, but that's a straightforward mechanical 
fab task.
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