ragu

Any chance this is an overflow tube? It fell off the car when I was removing the spare tire carrier.
The tank is new, and there is no rubber boot around the filler neck. Is this where the tube connects, and if so, can the boot be installed without dropping the tank?
Thanks. '68 SB

PRNDL

Good chance that is the hose that plugs into the rubber boot around the gas filler. The shape of the end probably confirms that, but I don't know exactly what that looks like. The clue that it fell out during spare tire carrier removal supports the idea that that's what it is. Oh, and if you don't have a rubber boot.... no wonder it fell out!

Pretty easy to install the rubber boot around the neck from the top. That was one of the earlier things I did when I got my 68. The rubber is pretty soft and bendable and you just stuff it in.

Budman68

Yep that is it. It should run down behind the license plate.

wombvette

Most often it is a no drain tube. If stopped up, and it usually is, water will enter the gas tank and cause a bunch of grief. So it is better to leave it off and save your gas tank.

ragu

Thanks for the replies. I'll add the boot/tube replacement to my endless 'to do' list.