Wondering if anyone has any experience/expertise they can lend to my addition of an Aux Fuel Tank.
I have a 2017 Ram 3500 DRW (diesel) truck towing a Montana 5th Wheel, and am looking to add a 92 gallon auxiliary fuel tank to the bed and have a direct feed to the filler line going to the factory gas tank. From my research, the system can be setup to either gravity feed or use an inline fuel pump.
Here are the items I am looking to install:
Tank: Amazon.com: Dee Zee DZ91768XB (92 gallon) Auxiliary Diesel Fuel Transfer Tank - Black Aluminum: Automotive
Connector: Amazon.com: Southern Truck 11408 Fits 2013-2019 Dodge Trucks Diesel Auxiliary Install Kit, 1¾" Fill Line: Automotive
I plan to have a manual ball (shutoff) valve connected to the tank, but would like to be able to open this valve and "turn on" the flow from inside the cab while driving. I do not want to have to stop and manually turn the shutoff on/off while traveling. I also don't want to leave the gravity feed open once the tank is full for risk of spillage. The gravity feed should process approx 12-15 GPH. Assuming 10 MPG while towing, this would only increase the factory tank fuel level by 6-9 gallons per hour. So worst case scenario, it would take 5 hours to "refill" the factory tank while driving.
My thoughts are to add a solenoid and/or a inline fuel pump to the setup that can be activated from within the cab.
The fuel pump would allow the tank to fill much faster, but would not stop the gravity flow effect once the factory tank is full.
The solenoid would stop the flow, but would be need to be open a significant amount of time to refill the tank (heat issue?).
Utilizing both seems to the way to go, but it also seems to be overkill and add a lot of failure possibilities to the mix.
Any input or experience would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have a 2017 Ram 3500 DRW (diesel) truck towing a Montana 5th Wheel, and am looking to add a 92 gallon auxiliary fuel tank to the bed and have a direct feed to the filler line going to the factory gas tank. From my research, the system can be setup to either gravity feed or use an inline fuel pump.
Here are the items I am looking to install:
Tank: Amazon.com: Dee Zee DZ91768XB (92 gallon) Auxiliary Diesel Fuel Transfer Tank - Black Aluminum: Automotive
Connector: Amazon.com: Southern Truck 11408 Fits 2013-2019 Dodge Trucks Diesel Auxiliary Install Kit, 1¾" Fill Line: Automotive
I plan to have a manual ball (shutoff) valve connected to the tank, but would like to be able to open this valve and "turn on" the flow from inside the cab while driving. I do not want to have to stop and manually turn the shutoff on/off while traveling. I also don't want to leave the gravity feed open once the tank is full for risk of spillage. The gravity feed should process approx 12-15 GPH. Assuming 10 MPG while towing, this would only increase the factory tank fuel level by 6-9 gallons per hour. So worst case scenario, it would take 5 hours to "refill" the factory tank while driving.
My thoughts are to add a solenoid and/or a inline fuel pump to the setup that can be activated from within the cab.
The fuel pump would allow the tank to fill much faster, but would not stop the gravity flow effect once the factory tank is full.
The solenoid would stop the flow, but would be need to be open a significant amount of time to refill the tank (heat issue?).
Utilizing both seems to the way to go, but it also seems to be overkill and add a lot of failure possibilities to the mix.
Any input or experience would be appreciated. Thanks.