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RonFrancis
AMC Apprentice Joined: Nov/30/2014 Location: Coatesville, PA Status: Offline Points: 231 |
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Posted: Jan/13/2017 at 6:14pm |
Some of us with 60 Americans have been waiting for Doug Galvin to repo the gas filler hose with the molded in flange for some time. Unfortunately I couldn’t wait any longer and I’m not that concerned about keeping perfectly stock. I spotted a comment about using a GATES 24713 filler hose as a replacement. After checking out the hose on line, I thought I could make it work if I designed it like a 61 model with a metal fill and flange and then the GATES hose. I found and bought the flange and fill
neck on eBay and bought the hose described.
Unfortunately the sweeping curve of 1961 piece was about 2 inches wider
then I could use on the 1960. Ultimately
I used the flange end and the vent tube only.
Because of a slight size difference, I bought a 2 ½ inch exhaust adapter
and also a 2 ¼ to 2 inch piece. After
about a few hours of heating and beating, I had a working filler neck that fit
to the 1960 fender, the GATES hose and the stock tank. When I had the tank cleaned a couple years ago, I had added a ½ inch vent line to the front of the tank. I've had it plugged until now. This came in handy as I ran a separate line to the top of the fill neck to help allow faster filling at the local station. Obviously I no longer have to worry about the gas station nozzle deteriorating the stock hose when the nozzle is pushed into the neck which was really in bad shape. 1961 Part
The factory 1961 neck was galvanized. Since I had no idea what paint to protect this piece with, I used cold galvanized spray in hopes of solving the concern. Since the fuel never sits that high up, I think it should hold up pretty well. Finished 1960 piece It was interesting that the 1961 factory neck had the same mounting as the 1960 flat flange. Oddly enough the two of the four mounting holes were just a ½ hole off. Either the factory fixture was worn out or those holes were drilled on the the assembly line? Hope this can help someone ......................Ron Edited by RonFrancis - Jan/14/2017 at 9:44am |
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farna
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Looks like your ISP had an issue. Post again. This time copy the message before sending. If it fails you can paste in a new post or even save it from the clipboard to a file and try again later. I've done that -- it really sucks when you type something lengthy and detailed in just to have it disappear!
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Frank Swygert
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RonFrancis
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I'm reading this as of today and it looks OK. Is it still not showing right?
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Ron Francis
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tomj
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ha! i did the same thing about 6 weeks ago. i made a thread about it, but the SEARCH feature of this form returns 500 SERVER ERROR.
http://fuelfillersupply.com/ has thew hose and more. i welded up some exhaust tubing from pep boys, then zinc plated it with a kit from Eastwood...
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1960 Rambler Super two-door wagon, OHV auto
1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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tomj
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i used google to find the thread... http://theamcforum.com/forum/early-american-gas-tank-filler-neck-fix_topic85953.html
your solution looks a little neater than mine. interesting that 60, 61, and 63 are all different. they are all very close. 63 has a "brake line" type neck vent. |
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1960 Rambler Super two-door wagon, OHV auto
1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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farna
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That 61 filler neck is for the big car, not the American. All the 61-63 (58-63?) Americans use the rubber molded line. Probably because the bend is so tight, but might have just been for cost reduction. Saving a dollar or two on a part sounds trivial until you realize there were over 100,000 Americans made (all bodies use the same filler). So save a few cents on a lot of parts...
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RonFrancis
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I'm thrilled with the results. After a couple fillups where I just stick the station nozzle in and wait is cool. I used to have to hold it tight to the body to prevent spillage. Finally geting the bugs out and being able to operate it like a normal car. It is amazing how many people recogonize the car from their childhood.
Thank to all the guys who rsponded with my questions |
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