Should I leave the Fuel Tank in the Cab?

[DeputyDan]

Originally Posted by rbagley

If your pickup were to end up on its side somehow the gas cap would get yanked off and gas would spill out and probably all over the driver. If you were sliding and generating sparks there would probably be a good chance of becoming dead.

As a Deputy Sheriff I have never seen one of the in cab tanks blow but I have been to several accidents that involved tanks mounted under vehicles blowing when rear ended. In my experience odds are you will blow up much quicker if rear ended this is why ford has put an fire suppression system in our patrol cars because of the risk of the tanks blowing when rear ended.