ricoramos

I removed the gas tank in my 1976 stingray and replaced the sending unit. It was easy to remove the tank but now when I try and lift the tank back into position I cant seem to do it. I can not seat the rear of the tank on the rear cross member. The lip of the cross member his the tank and it seems to me that I don't have enough room to wiggle it in place.

MrJlr

Persistence grasshopper
It came out, it'll go back in.

stevelischynsky

Did you put in new straps? The replacement straps are stiffer and much harder to form around the tank so the tank has a hard time sitting in the right spot.

Steve L
73 coupe since new

68/70Vette

Removed the fuel tank from the 70. It was not easy to remove..I'd already removed the exhaust pipes,spare tire carrier, etc. it was just a matter of getting the tank out. I had to struggle twist and turn to get it out. The anti-flow valve in the upper driver's side of the tank was a major source of interference. The"anti-flow valve" prevents gasoline from flowing to the vapor recovery canister in the front of the car, if the car is upside down.

Agree, with the previous post...if you got it out, you should be able to get it back in.

.....BTW...since you haven't been able to replace the tank..this may be a blessing in disguise. I don't think you should be replacing such an old tank. For a little over $200 you can replace the tank with a factory duplicate Quanta tank. It has the original factory stampings and is tin plated. May not have the rubber bladder, which you can probably do without.

Escalating the replacement scenario. Theoretically, you can easily remove the *4 and #3 body mounting bolts. This should allow you to easily jack up the back of the body by perhaps 1/2" to 1" which may be enough clearance. I say theoretically since the #4 body mount bolt can be difficult to remove. The #4 has a steel nut catcher that's riveted to the body with aluminum rivets. With corrosion, the aluminum rivets are weakened, and when you try to torque #4, the rivets shear and the nut catcher spins so you can't unscrew the#4 body mount bolt.

.....BTW...since you haven't been able to replace the tank..this may be a blessing in dis

TWINRAY

I ended up cleaning and painting my oem straps - couldn't get the "new ones" to work

ricoramos

Turns out I had the straps over the hoses, problem solved.

And you guys are right im going to go ahead and order a new tank. What do you guys think a a good place to order parts from ecklers?

This is my first corvette only had it 3 weeks.

mds3013

If Willcox has what you need then go with them. Best I know of. mike...

68/70Vette

Ecklers is good.. but if you order the tank from Ecklers, it's still going to come from Quanta. Bought two tanks from Quanta..68 and 70. They are duplicates of factory originals. I'd guess they are made from factory original tooling.

jcloving

It took me about an hour but I got mine back in. I needed a second set of hands. I ended up using my hands and my head to hold everything in place.

I've got a '76 too.

Easy Mike

All of the major vendors are reasonably good. Proximity might be a consideration; which one is closest to you?

lvmyvt76

Willcox gives a 10% discount to forum members!

Raphiki

Go with Willcox - great parts - even better service!

ricoramos

Yea I had to push really hard to get it into place, Its a snug fit. But now we know for next time.

ricoramos

Willcox it is