 Are there different fuel tanks?, Early VS Late tanks? |
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| jcd914 |
  Jul 13 2009, 03:11 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,096 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California  |
I need to get a fuel tank prepped (rust removed and coated) to go into my 73. I have several to choose from and the one that looks best is a late tank (75?) with the plastic filler, cap & expansion tank. The 73 came with steel cap, filler and expansion tank and I would like to keep them. Can I just swap early filler neck from the early tank to the late tank?
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| 914werke |
Jul 13 2009, 06:48 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,294 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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yes there are differances. They are interchangable if you retain
the expansion tank (steel vs plastic) and cap from the respective tank you plan on using. But if your suggesting mating the steel expansion tank to the late fuel tank, no that wont work the attachment points are different. |
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| SLITS |
Jul 13 2009, 06:57 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
The difference is in the outlet and return stubs out of the tank. The early (up to '75) had 8 mm supply and 7 mm return. The evaporative system had the charcoal cannister mounted on the tank up front.
From late '74? and certainly '75 and up, the fuel outlet and inlet are the same size (7mm) and the charcoal canister was mounted in the engine compartment, fed by a 1 or 2 mm line from up front (Yes, there were 3 plastic lines coming thru the center tunnel). The '73 charcoal canister cannot be mounted to these tanks 'cause the mounting strap clips don't exist on the tank. That has been my experience ... BTDT |
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| Pat Garvey |
Jul 13 2009, 07:14 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,900 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Please get a tank that matches 73. If you get a later version, you mat as well get a racing bladder, because you've destroyed the originality of the car, and you'll need to make so many mod's. They're out there - get the right one.
Pat |
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| jcd914 |
Jul 13 2009, 08:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,096 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks for all the info.
I have 6 tanks (I think, maybe it is just 5) but the best looking one was a late one with the plastic filler and expansion tank. And by "best looking" I mean the one that looked like it had the least amount of rust inside it. Of all of them I have none are rust free, typical for a 914. I will probably just pull the tank that is in it now and clean it out. Hopefully it is not pitted badly inside. Thanks Jim |
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