Gas Tank Question

ratlee2
ratlee2 Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
After driving the '53 Super Wasp for the summer, the only thing I dislike about is the wet shoes from filling the tank with gas. Are there any tricks to filling the tank without running out the filler neck? I have tried almost every angle, pumping fast or slow, but nothing seems to help.



Rich

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Have you check the vent pipe for obstruction?
  • ratlee2
    ratlee2 Expert Adviser
    I replaced the vent pipe before I put the tank back in. I did reseal the tank so maybe that got plugged.



    Rich
  • Hudson Grandpa
    Hudson Grandpa Expert Adviser
    My first trip with the 54 to the gas station was my last. What a mess. Wouldn't even take the gas on slow. Someone told me the spit back was on account of the baffle. What do I know. So I take my driver to the gas station with my 5 gal can, bring it home and stand there and moan, and slowly put the whole 5 gal can in there. Well it's better than gas all over the ground.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Is there not a brace over the tank fill pipe that the rubber tank vent goes over after the tank is installed. If so and you hooked the steel vent pipes together with the rubber hose then mounted the tank the vent is pinched together.
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    On an aftermarket (very expensive) replacement tank, I discovered that the baffles were installed tight to the top of the tank. No space for the air to travel across and out the vent. Filling that bugger took forever! I ended up cutting a large hole in the top of the tank to find out what was going on. Someone had taken a great deal of pains to make the baffles fit the conture of the top corners and left only room on the bottom for fuel to move about. A few extra holes solved the problem.
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    [Deleted User]
    ratlee2 wrote:
    After driving the '53 Super Wasp for the summer, the only thing I dislike about is the wet shoes from filling the tank with gas. Are there any tricks to filling the tank without running out the filler neck? I have tried almost every angle, pumping fast or slow, but nothing seems to help.



    Rich
    The vent tube is your problem. The rubber connection has to be installed after the tank is in place. Make sure the rubber tube is straight across with no kinks. Before you install the rubber tube run a wire into the tank vent tube and into the filler neck vent tube. Too make sure sealer is not blocking the metal parts. Walt.
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