 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?
Thanks Jim |
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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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jcd914 Are there different fuel tanks? Jul 13 2009, 03:11 PM
rdauenhauer yes there are differances. They are interchangabl... Jul 13 2009, 06:48 PM Pat Garvey Please get a tank that matches 73. If you get a l... Jul 13 2009, 07:14 PM
jcd914 Thanks for all the info.
I have 6 tanks (I think, ... Jul 13 2009, 08:27 PM |
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