67dart, 319,000 miles, original gas tank.
Had a hope that I wouldn't have to remove the tank, in the imortal words of Maxwell Smart missed it by that much, about 3/4 of an inch!
I shined a flash light into the tank and finally found the plastic from some duct tape from about 2 to 3 years ago. ( Long story, bottom line, don't tape things to wooden dowels with duct tape)
Since I did not think I had to remove the tank I left the 1/2 tank of fuel in the tank.
Had to syphon it out after I had the tank out and on the floor. (About 7 gallons with about 1 to 2 left in the tank)
The new seal vs OEM seal
OEM seal measured about 2" id, the new seal measured about 1.9" id
Probably from old age?
The OEM seal was soft and supple
They don't make materials like they used to.
After everything was all back together I filled it up to the gills, so far so good.
Had a hope that I wouldn't have to remove the tank, in the imortal words of Maxwell Smart missed it by that much, about 3/4 of an inch!
- Drained the fuel from the tank
- Removed the vent tube
- Unscrewed the trunk floor grommet.
- Unscrewed the filler neck from the quarter
- Disconnected the sender wire
- Disconnected the fuel line to the sender
- Disconnected the ground strap at the sender
- Supported the tank with a jack
- Removed the tank strap
- Lowered the tank enough to move the tank to the passangers side
- Removed the filler neck
- Lowered the tank to the floor
- Removed the OEM gasket
- Put a bit of vasoline around the tank hole
- Installed the grommet
- Raised the tank back up into position
- Put the filler tube back into position
- Put some vasoline on the tube
- Slipped the tube into the tank
- Raised the tank into final position
- Positioned the strap
- Inserted some tarpaper like material between tank strap and tank
- Tightened the strap bolt
- Positioned the filler neck with new gasket to body
- Tightened screws
- Reinstall trunk floor seal
I shined a flash light into the tank and finally found the plastic from some duct tape from about 2 to 3 years ago. ( Long story, bottom line, don't tape things to wooden dowels with duct tape)
Since I did not think I had to remove the tank I left the 1/2 tank of fuel in the tank.
Had to syphon it out after I had the tank out and on the floor. (About 7 gallons with about 1 to 2 left in the tank)
The new seal vs OEM seal
OEM seal measured about 2" id, the new seal measured about 1.9" id
Probably from old age?
The OEM seal was soft and supple
They don't make materials like they used to.
After everything was all back together I filled it up to the gills, so far so good.
