My Gas Tank is a TACO...

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...

you know i got ur back like cyropract lol

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

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

if hes in dallas im the wrong direction from herrells

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

fearthefat138 wrote:if hes in dallas im the wrong direction from herrells

I was thinking Carrollton

Just take a compressor and blow it back up.

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.

the numb nuts who had it befor him capped that

i took the cap off for him

bumblebuggy wrote:Just take a compressor and blow it back up.

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.

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 :]

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.

dan

that other thing was an emergency vent

that should have never been capped anyway

thanks fearthefat for the gas tanks, it works perfectly