A friend called me today. He recently bought a 36 Chevy sedan and to pass safety he says it needs the seal/grommet where the filler neck goes in to the gas tank. I never deal with such old stuff! Any of you guys recommend a supplier for this?
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Think it was like a piece of rubber hose with a shoulder on it that went in the tank. You push and rock the neck in and the shoulder keeps the rubber from sliding into the tank. Could also use a big O ring Id think. My 57 uses the O ring style from what I remember....
Can you get some pics of the area where it goes? May find something that will work amd be safe. The government inspectors would not know the difference?
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Is it the original tank? I know that Ford and Dodge in the seventies used a grommet in the fuel tank for the filler neck. I havent seen a 36 Chevy but any old Chevies that I have seen the necks are either bolted and soldered to the tank.
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
He says this seal causes the tank to leak when it goes bad. That is what the shop doing the safety inspection told him, and that is why it fails the inspection. So I don't think that is the right part shown there.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
