Whats this tube inside the filler neck for?

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  1. Crazy Larry

    Crazy Larry Member

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    Wrong.
    The original tank slants upward from about halfway back or more, so the end is behind the impact bar of the unibody (the part that the bumper bolts to). That tank on there now was originally protected by the big bumpers & impact bars that the '74-77 models have. So like I said, 'hope you never get rear-ended. It's not a safe setup. That valance won't stop anything.
     
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    Crazy Larry, Dec 9, 2014
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    thanks...hope you never get rear-ended either.
     
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    Same here!
     
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    zuma1958 Slammed and cammed baby!

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    My car has the same whoa' when filling the tank on my 69.5 Mav
     
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    My Comet has zero problems during fillups. Probably because it doesn't run yet so I never need to fill it up. But it's not model specific either and many old Fords suffered this same fate and I can fondly remember trying to find that "sweet spot" to speed the fillups.

    BTW, your car looks awesome! Can you post a few pic's of it in your garage or media gallery?
     
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    Talking to a Mopar guy at the car show, he has to pump slow also or he get splash-back
     
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