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12-18-2013, 04:21 PM
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 Drives: 1987 irocz 350 Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Connecticut
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Help Please
I have a 87 5.7 Iroc z28 which has been sitting for a up to six years and the gas went bad does anybody have any tips on how to drop the tank. And also any tips on changing the 5th, 7th, and 8th spark plugs.
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12-28-2013, 07:48 PM
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Drives: 69 Camaro and 92 RS Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Iowa
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Siphon the gas unless you really need to drop the tank.
The back plugs are pretty easy from the bottom.
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12-28-2013, 07:49 PM
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Drives: 69 Camaro and 92 RS Join Date: Feb 2013
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Btw, they say you have to drop the rear diff to drop the tank in a 3rdgen.
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12-31-2013, 12:19 PM
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Drives: #156 ZL575, 97 SS, 87 IROC-Z Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: EUSTIS, FL
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I just dropped my tank last Sunday. First remove the gas filler door and plastic neck surrounding. Then you need to drop the rear axle, remove the lower shock bolts, disconnect the sway links, unbolt the center brake hose from the axle housing, remove the passenger side tire(you need room to move the exhaust system over). Now lower the housing, the coil springs will drop out. now disconnect the exhaust from the catalytic converter, unbolt the left tail pipe hanger, slide the passenger side hanger out of bracket and scoot the system as far to the right of the car as possible. Now unbolt the heat shields. Finally you are looking at the gas tank. Disconnect the fuel lines on the driver's side (4) of them. Unplug the harness. Remove the two tank strap bolts and the tank will come down. Make sure you siphon as much fuel out of the tank as possible, because the is a little bit of twisting and turning to remove the tank.
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12-31-2013, 12:48 PM
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Drives: #156 ZL575, 97 SS, 87 IROC-Z Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: EUSTIS, FL
Posts: 490
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Also I used a boat primer bulb and hose to siphon the tank.
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