Question about installing a Gas Tank on an F-85
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Question about installing a Gas Tank on an F-85
I am working on my 62 F-85 installing a gas tank, and have run into a problem. The tank has two lines. One is the feeder for the gas (3/8 hose line), and the other is 1/4 inch hose line off of the gas sending unit. What is the 1/4 one for? I bought the tank from a gentlemen who had taken it out of a two door convertible (same year). My car is a 4 door sedan. Any answers to what the 1/4 hose is for, and where I am supposed to connect it to. I have to make this work somehow, because it was very difficult to find a tank for this year.
Last edited by Wil Lopez; October 13th, 2007 at 09:51 AM.
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Just had a tank replaced on my 62 F-85 convertible.
The 1/4" metal line coming out of the sending unit is the line that carries
gas up front to the fuel pump then the carb. (It follows a groove in the
top of the tank)
The larger hose that comes out of the tank near the filler pipe is the line
that allows air out of the tank when you are pumping gas. It connects to
the 3/8 pipe fitting that is about 8" down from the top of the filler pipe.
BTW According to my shop manual 2Dr/4Dr bodies all use same tank...
the only different tank is for the station wagon - I guess because the
tank sets farther back from where the filler door is on the body thus a
longer filler pipe (?) And I would guess the tank itself is same and the
repair shop coud swap the filler pipe from a bad tank to a good one if
necessary...
The 1/4" metal line coming out of the sending unit is the line that carries
gas up front to the fuel pump then the carb. (It follows a groove in the
top of the tank)
The larger hose that comes out of the tank near the filler pipe is the line
that allows air out of the tank when you are pumping gas. It connects to
the 3/8 pipe fitting that is about 8" down from the top of the filler pipe.
BTW According to my shop manual 2Dr/4Dr bodies all use same tank...
the only different tank is for the station wagon - I guess because the
tank sets farther back from where the filler door is on the body thus a
longer filler pipe (?) And I would guess the tank itself is same and the
repair shop coud swap the filler pipe from a bad tank to a good one if
necessary...
Last edited by Barneyo; January 16th, 2008 at 05:51 AM. Reason: addition
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