rough day on the 72 K5 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

scott123 · 04-27-2025, 09:26 PM

The sending unit failed and I needed to pull the gas tank.

I seen the pictures as this Blazer was being put together. The chassis wand all components were completed and the body was set back. It looked like a great job.

The edges of the gas tank were pinned with the receiver hitch and the exhaust tabs were bolted down blocking the nuts to the hitch.

On this particular Blazer in order to remove the gas tank, both the hitch and the exhaust pipes have to be removed.

Quite the job for a Saturday.

Scott

truckster · 04-27-2025, 11:04 PM

That sucks. But to put it in context, a bad day with a K/5 is way better than a good day with most other vehicles.

cleszkie · 04-28-2025, 10:23 PM

I put a hinged access panel in the floor of my blazer right over the sending unit. Now all I have to do is lift the carpet and leveling mat to access the sending unit and in-tank fuel pump.

dec010974 · 05-03-2025, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleszkie

I put a hinged access panel in the floor of my blazer right over the sending unit. Now all I have to do is lift the carpet and leveling mat to access the sending unit and in-tank fuel pump.

I like that idea.

04-27-2025, 09:26 PM	#1
scott123 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middleburg, North Carolina Posts: 503	rough day on the 72 K5 The sending unit failed and I needed to pull the gas tank. I seen the pictures as this Blazer was being put together. The chassis wand all components were completed and the body was set back. It looked like a great job. The edges of the gas tank were pinned with the receiver hitch and the exhaust tabs were bolted down blocking the nuts to the hitch. On this particular Blazer in order to remove the gas tank, both the hitch and the exhaust pipes have to be removed. Quite the job for a Saturday. Scott

04-27-2025, 11:04 PM	#2
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 8,264	Re: rough day on the 72 K5 That sucks. But to put it in context, a bad day with a K/5 is way better than a good day with most other vehicles. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson 1972 K/5 Blazer CST 4WD 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder Turbo convertible 1995 Camaro Z/28

04-28-2025, 10:23 PM	#3
cleszkie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Ana, CA Posts: 2,192	Re: rough day on the 72 K5 I put a hinged access panel in the floor of my blazer right over the sending unit. Now all I have to do is lift the carpet and leveling mat to access the sending unit and in-tank fuel pump.



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