Thanks,
I see that someone is making a “correct thickness” ring out of stainless. I emailed about if it is the same for 1964.
Since this is our driver, I do not want the tank out for a long time. A swap is much better. The existing tank is fine, just all that old undercoat on it. I will see of I can come
up with a stock, even if dead, pick up from a junk yard. So, I have something to check any new one against before I pull mine apart.
I have had bad luck with internal coating over the years. On my 1947 Desoto I paid to have a stainless-steel tank made. Thick welded not stamped, it will last a 100 years or more.
Do you think the Vans tanks are too thin or just their zinc plating is just not that great?
James.
From: John
Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 10:42
To: James Douglas <jdd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nick Taylor <nicksgaragesd@xxxxxxxxx>; chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} fuel tank filler neck 1963-1964
two observations , the Renu process is much better than a new tank , baked epoxy inside and out , unlike a new tank it cannot rust inside ever again . Immune to ethanol They
sand blast inside then epoxy oven baked ; you can get it uncoated outside , — I won't go there
The quality varies with each site , there is a guy in Wisconsin (I think) very proud of his work has done hundreds including two for me . 400 $ about plus ship
On gas tank senders see other e mails , the ones from vans were the problem babies . They tend to ship same sender for all mopar . you have to be sure float hits its own stops
at same instant float hits tank E or F
typical result with vsns is it reads E with 8 gallons in tank if you do not address this . Even then ohms not quite right either .
taking tank in and out full of gas over this gets old awful fast
you may have to extend and shape arm to fix this exact same travel to stop issue.
I use ford brass float and 12 ga solid copper wire , solder
i am grateful to vans we have anythng at all , but heads up . Agree new retaining ring is junk , yet another tank pull
On Sep 26, 2024, at 1:20 PM, 'James Douglas' via Chrysler
300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Nick!
James
I remember when we first got the vapor recovery nozzles here in San Diego. I was driving my first car, which was a '64 300 Sport coupe. The ones with the big round rubber flange
weren't a problem, but the accordion style ones would always get hooked into the bumper. I ripped a few of them over those years.
I don't have a filler pipe out of a car to measure unfortunately.
I recently bought a new tank for my '60 Imperial from VANS and it was very nice. It came with a new filler tube but I used the original as the new one was mishapened at the end
where it went into the tank. Also put in a new sending unit from them but my gas gauge still isn't working because I think I have a voltage limiter problem.
The worst thing about new sending units is the lock ring they supply with them are junk. I always try to use an original one.
Anyone happen to have a fuel tank filler neck out on the bench or shelf? I would appreciate a photo of it with the length
and OD of it.
The California Vapor Recovery rubber necks at the gas stations is such that the fuel hose end does not go as deep into
the tank as it did in the “old days”. As such they will the tank higher up than they once did before they clock off. Then if you park at any kind way with the rear down, you get fuel out.
What I want to do is to investigate taking and old neck and extending it up toward the flip door. I measured it and I
have a good two inches that it could come up.
Vans sells some tubes for the “B” body and the Imperial that I could buy and modify. I just need to know the length and
OD without having to take mine apart first.
Also, has anyone purchased one of the new gas tanks? What did you think of the quality of their tanks and/or their senders?
Thanks, James
PS. You know they undercoated the cars with the tanks in place. That old undercoat soaks up fuel like a sponge. It stinks
for a day when it dribbles out and is also a fire hazard during that period. That is why I want to replace the tank. There is no place around Northern California that will boil out a gas tank anymore that I have found.
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