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    uninstalling

    hello all. i have recently joined this site in search of an answer on how to correctly uninstall my hydramaster spitfire 4.0. i have just sold it and i am upgrading but first have to uninstall.it looks pretty simple but my main issue is the gas line. this does hook up to my vans gas right? i am lost and stuck. i do not know what to do

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    David, Your gas line should be plumbed into the gas tank of your truck if it was done professionally. Dismounting is quite simple. dis connect the gas line a few feet from the engine and allow some slack coming up from the floor of the van and some slack from the engine as well. If you have a fuel filter above the floor, that is a good place to disconnect. Most often two people is necessary to unbolt the 8 mounting bolts for the frame and tank, unless your good with tools and can manage to keep one side from turning by yourself. Then you will need to disconnect the vacuum hose from the recovery tank to the blower inlet port. If you have transfer tank hose you will probably need to make a cut to remove it from the tank as those like to glue themselves to metal. You might need a lift truck to get it out once its unbolted. If there is no room for the forks to fit under the TM, tilt it to one side and put a 2x4 or 4x4 underneath . And do the same on the other side.
    Last edited by Ara Klujian; 07-10-2009 at 01:03 AM.

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    A good pair of vice grips is needed if you do it on your own but it is a pita. I have always done it on my own and wished I had another person to hold a wrench on the top side.

    Once you get the bolts off the rest is easy as Ara stated.

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