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gas tank question - 5/11/2008 7:43:24 PM

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2005 Dyna.... are there any differences btwn an EFI or carb gas tank?

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RE: gas tank question - 5/11/2008 7:51:01 PM

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One will have a petcock and one won't. Other than that I don't know.

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RE: gas tank question - 5/11/2008 7:58:14 PM

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i figured that much, but will an efi tank work on a carb'd model?

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RE: gas tank question - 5/11/2008 8:23:43 PM

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EFI tank has a place to put the fuel pump inside the tank. Carb tank has no fuel pump. They are not interchangeable, unless you have some fabrication skills, and just like doing things the hard way!

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RE: gas tank question - 5/11/2008 8:29:40 PM

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thats exactly what i thought. my father in-law just ordered a paint set for his Dyna (carb'd) but the tank is from an EFI model. i tried to tell him that i didnt think that it would work.

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RE: gas tank question - 5/12/2008 6:00:52 AM

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I swapped the tank on my softail carb tank to efi tank no differance the hole on top is for the fuel pump and or the fuel gage I say 90% chance it will fit just fine.

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RE: gas tank question - 5/12/2008 11:18:19 AM

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what year?

this is on an 05 lowrider

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RE: gas tank question - 5/12/2008 6:45:19 PM

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Not trying to start anything, Lord knows that Pococj knows his stuff, but I guess everyone learn something new everyday.

The part numbers on the carb and EFI tanks for your bike are the same. I did an EFI tank install last year on my carb'd FXD and in looking at my parts manual, the part #'s for the EFI and Carb tank are the same. They have the same brackets on the inside for the fuel pump and the fuel valve/petcock is in the same location. FXDL tank (prime) is part # 61593-04 and the FDXLI tank (primed) is the same. The fuel valve and supply lines are different. Tanks for the pre-2004 and 2006+ bikes are different due to the frame changes.

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RE: gas tank question - 5/12/2008 7:02:55 PM

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I don't know about Dynas, but Reaper is an '05 carbed Softail, and she has a cover over the hole for the fuel pump on the top of the tank. As far as I know, there is no difference in EFI/carbed tanks, but you'd need the cover and gasket, and a petcock. I bought her new, so that's the tank she came with from the factory.

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