My Gas Tank is a TACO...

68bugkid · Subject: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:59 pm

so heres the story....

went to the bank friday to put in my check. i come outside and my gas door is open, cap missing. so that really pissed me off. i drive it capless to autozone and wow, they have ONE cap left that will fit a 68. 5 bucks and its mine, im happy lol.

fast forward to tonight...

driving down the road, i hear a loud PLUMP in the trunk and the car almost immediatly dies. i coasted off the road, and looked inside it. my gas tank is folded in at both front corners. undo the gas cap and POP it shoots out and kinda hits me in the stomache lol. apparently my awesome cheap autozone cap doesnt have a breather on it. so my gas tank imploded itself. i need a new tank, sending unit (probably) and definately an oem 68 cap. THANKS A**HOLE THAT STOLE MY CAP, you wrecked my car.

kyle came to the rescue and got me a red jug of gas, and i drove it hope capless (again).

YAY...

buggin58 · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:01 am

you know i got ur back like cyropract lol

fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:13 am

i got a tank you can have drive to cartersville and get it heres my number 7703099981 it has a sending unit and rubber neck but i dont have a cap

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59suicide · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:16 am

if you go to cartersville to get that tank, you can stop by herrells and get a real cap.

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i couldn't believe how much ass it hauled .

fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:19 am

if hes in dallas im the wrong direction from herrells

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DiggerD · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:54 am

Well look on the bright side...............atleast you know you have a good strong fuel pump. Shocked

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59suicide · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:03 pm

fearthefat138 wrote:

if hes in dallas im the wrong direction from herrells

I was thinking Carrollton

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Bugman114 wrote:

i couldn't believe how much ass it hauled .

bumblebuggy · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:22 pm

Just take a compressor and blow it back up. Twisted Evil

If it's a '68 the tank should also have a vent line and the only way it should've imploded like that is if that line is blocked. Make sure you clear you line before you attatch it to the new tank or you might run into the same problem again unless you insure the cap is vented.

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buggin58 · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:06 pm

the numb nuts who had it befor him capped that

i took the cap off for him

71_georgia_beetle · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:28 pm

bumblebuggy wrote:

Just take a compressor and blow it back up. Twisted Evil

X2. Since that cap has such a good seal, drill out the center and bolt an air fitting through it and pop that sucker back out. I would correct the vent while your at is.

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68bugkid · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:38 am

buggin58 wrote:

the numb nuts who had it befor him capped that

i took the cap off for him

Lol, not so fast numb nuts. The vent line is the clear tube hooked to the gas filler tube. You uncapped some nipple on the entire other side of the tank...

Lol :]

59suicide · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:18 am

68bugkid wrote:

buggin58 wrote:

the numb nuts who had it befor him capped that

i took the cap off for him

Lol, not so fast numb nuts. The vent line is the clear tube hooked to the gas filler tube. You uncapped some nipple on the entire other side of the tank...

Lol :]

Screw the cap, shove a rag in there and call it good, the rag will let the tank vent into the atmosphere. Laughing

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Bugman114 wrote:

i couldn't believe how much ass it hauled .

buggin58 · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:32 am

dan

that other thing was an emergency vent

that should have never been capped anyway

68bugkid · Subject: Re: My Gas Tank is a TACO... Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:10 am

thanks fearthefat for the gas tanks, it works perfectly Very Happy