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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: BBM3 on September 08, 2015, 02:30:26 pm
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1975 K10 Short Bed (16 gallon tanks).
The right hand tank on mine are cracked and hard as a rock.
Is there a fuel safe, less expensive option to replace the molded rubber filler and vent tubes other than those sold by on-line restoration parts places?
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Have you researched Filler Neck Supply Company (http://www.fillernecksupply.com/)?
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Thanks for the replay and link.
I need to replace the two rubber hoses / tubes between the metal filler neck and the tank.
Best price I have found for the pair is $40 plus shipping.
I could use a radiator hose for the filler and heater hose for the vent but I don't think those would be a good choice for fuel.
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...I could use a radiator hose for the filler and heater hose for the vent but I don't think those would be a good choice for fuel.
Agreed. Alcohol enriched fuels will cause rapid drying and breakdown of any rubber not manufactured to contain it.
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Thanks for the conformation.
The fuel here in Colorado contains 10% ethanol.
I have replaced all of the other rubber sections of fuel line because they were rotted. I assume a combination of age and ethanol.
A previous owner must have replaced the LH filler and vent hoses as they are the only ones that look and feel new.
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I tried a radiator hose once, and it worked for a while but eventually cracked and started leaking as I was filling up. This was on NON-ethanol fuel even. So I sprung for the $40 and ordered both the filler neck hose and the vent hose, and all has been well ever since.
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Thanks for the reply.
I ordered the fill and vent hoses today.
After all of the time I have spent repairing my dual tank fuel system I decided to just buy the final two correct parts and be done with it.