Gas Tank

[Denny]

Thought I would just mention this so no one else has the same problem I have. My fuel tank was putting out a lot of rust. I considered using a gas tank sealer and decided I would rather have a new tank. I purchased a new original style behind the seat gas tank from LMC a couple months ago and it's the pits! First thing wrong was 2 of the mounting holes on the bottom did not even line up. I can kick myself that is when I should have reboxed it and sent it back. I thought well I am lucky anyone makes a tank for a truck this old. I made the holes larger so they would line up. I put the tank in the truck and when I filled it with gas I was getting fumes in the cab real bad. I drained and removed the tank and noticed a little fuel where the neck was brazed to the tank. I removed the paint from the area and found a pin hole in the braze job! I ended up using a large electric body soldering iron to repair it. I repainted it and put it back in the truck. Now comes the worse part. This tank is made of thinner metal and when you fill it up with gas and drive the truck you can actually hear the the tank expanding in and out! This is real enoying and I worry about the tank pooping out also. I was thinking about putting bed liner on the outside of it to stiffen it up. I am real disapointed with this tank.
My best guess is it is foreign made.