Just so you guys know I have used the filler grommets from Detroit muscle technology's with no trouble. If I remember they are reasonably priced too. They make alot of weather strip stuff, a/c and heater box gaskets etc for our cars and later mopars.
Chuck
-------- Original message --------
Date: 5/3/22 7:30 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: Gas tank question
Perhaps the grommet or O-ring may have shrunk or is not sealing properly for some other reason.
Gary H.
> -------Original Message-------
> From: 'Jay'
> When I fill me cars gas tank over half, in the garage the morning
> after I smell gas fumes.
>
> On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 02:13:35 PM EDT,
> wrote:
>
> Could be that gas tank in the 1963 is a leftover 1962 gas tank that
> the factory used up in early 1963 production?
> Or the factory shifted to a different gas tank sometime in the 1963
> production run?
> Last I remember the 1962 B-body cars used the O-ring style.
>
> Did you compare the filler necks from the 1963 and 1965s? Is the 1963
> narrower? Sounds like you could use the 1965
> filler neck in the 1963 to solve that issue.
>
> The reproduction b-body gas tanks and filler necks listed on the swap
> meet items from Joe Suchy indicate that these
> repros he sells fit all 1962 to 1965 Mopar b-body cars. I did not see
> a grommet listed but you could call him and ask.
>
https://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/swapmeetcurrent.pdf>
> Let us know how it goes.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
>
> > -------Original Message-------
> > From: Doug J
>
> >
> > I'm changing the gas tank on my 63 Sport Fury. I have a good tank
> from
> > a 65 Satellite I intended to use. The only difference between the
> two
> > tanks is the size and shape of the filler tube hole. The 63 is
> smaller
> > diameter and uses only an O-ring . The 65 appears to use the larger
> > grommet. Just going by information on the various seller sites, the
> > grommet looks to have a 2 inch inside diameter to accept the filler
> > tube. If that is the case, I could use the tank with the larger
> > grommet and my filler tube I assume.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with this ?
> >
> > BTW, some sellers list the tanks for 62-3, and a different number
> for
> > 64-5.
> > Kramer and another seller show one tank for all with the large
> > grommet.
> > Everything except the filler hole seems the same otherwise
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Doug
> > 63 Sport Fury ragtop
> > --
> > --
>
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