Anybody pound out gas tank skid dents?

ttfhell

ttfhell

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I've been noticing my gas tank is taking less gas at fill ups than it used to and getting less miles per tank yet mpg is the same. When I should be down to a gallon or two left I'm only able to squeeze in 18 gallons or so on a 22 gal tank. Was at the dealer today for a cracked evap canister. While under the jeep the tech asked if I noticed I was getting less miles per tank as the skid is bent up the whole length. Kind of made sense. Of course they wanted to sell me a skid but I'm not going to do that. Have some road trips coming up and would like the whole tank. Any body done this? Jeep at the dealer still so can't get under now to take a look. Worth doing? Any experience?
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wayoflife

wayoflife

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Nah, it's really not that big of a deal and if you think about it, you now have more clearance :D
 
ttfhell

ttfhell

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wayoflife said:
Nah, it's really not that big of a deal and if you think about it, you now have more clearance :D
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Literally laughing out loud. It sounds like the tank is supported by the skid which sounds like a pain to work around. More clearance is good. 60's going in Tuesday. Think that gets me an inch...Nothing wrong with that.
 
wayoflife

wayoflife

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ttfhell said:
Literally laughing out loud. It sounds like the tank is supported by the skid which sounds like a pain to work around. More clearance is good. 60's going in Tuesday. Think that gets me an inch...Nothing wrong with that.
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Yeah, the skid holds the tank. It's not too hard to lower, remove the cell and pound out but really, you're just gonna do it again. I've been running like this for over 6 years now.
 
ttfhell

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wayoflife said:
Yeah, the skid holds the tank. It's not too hard to lower, remove the cell and pound out but really, you're just gonna do it again. I've been running like this for over 6 years now.
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Thanks Eddie, maybe if I get bored I'll beat on it. Most likely just fill up more often.
 
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