Fuel Filler Neck Problem!

[Cliff'sDodge]

I can't, for the life of me, get my fuel filler neck back into the tank. I've heated the grommet, boiled it, lubed it. What else can I do? Unless...the fuel filler neck is the wrong one? Mine is a 2" OD. 1966 Dart 270 4 Door Sedan.

 

[kursplat]

is the tank out? did you get a new grommet and or neck? i use a thin wipe of wheel bearing grease

 

[B'cuda]

If the tank is in the car tight you may not be getting the right angle. I had to drop the tank and with another person holding the neck, position the tank so they go in at the same time.

 

[Oldmanmopar]

Dawn dishwashing liquid. Some of the tank grommets are really a hard material. Some go in easy and some very hard.

 

[Super-Cuda]

Dawn dishwashing liquid. Some of the tank grommets are really a hard material. Some go in easy and some very hard.

Yup! Dish liquid works great! Had the same problem so I used some steel wool to clean up the outer surface of the fill tube and used some dish liquid. Worked perfectly!

 

[cudamark]

If your filler neck has an outside diameter of 2", it's the wrong one for that car. It should be 1 3/4" in diameter.

 

[LJ67barracuda340]

get the correct size grommet, grease it, and get it started at the filler tube, I used a 2x4 between the tank and the frame, put some (a bit) pressure on it and "thump" it slid in. Just make sure it's lined up good.