Too late! You MUST spill the beans on this story now!

 

Years ago a goofy teenager decided to install a 8 Track in the trunk of his 65 Mustang. Need I say more?

 

One of Fords better ideas, huh?

 

At least that goofy teenager survived the near-death experience What were you listening to? Don't say POP music. LOL!

 

Probably Mason Williams "Classical Gas".

 

Guys, someone might know this. You know that forty five degree fitting that comes off the tank, right? Well, does anyone know the thread of the fitting that it screws into? I am assuming it is npt? Can anyone confirm that it IS npt and what thread it might be? (the brass fitting that is connected directly to the hard line)
I managed to kink the hard line (5/16th?) And no one in town has a small bit of hard line, so I could probably use a barb npt fitting off the 45 degrees fitting already in the tank and run fuel hose right thru?

Ta guys.

 

Not ignoring the question, Just don't have an answer. The after-market tank has different sized fittings and my original tank has already been scrapped. Sorry.

 

No worries, my friend. I took it to an engineering shop but they couldn't guess the type of fitting. Must be a fitting for it down at the local auto shop. Thanks anyway.
I have a feeling its 1/4 npt
Peter

 

Don't know about the fitting. Does Aus use gasahol? If so I would not use a rubber fuel hose from the tank to the engine. Gasahol eats rubber hose even neoprene from the inside out. The higher the % alcohol the faster it will disintegrate.

 

No, Ax, I'll be running 98 octane in mine or 95 if my pockets are bare
Some places have ethanol, but I don't buy it,
Peter

 

Is 95 and 98 octane a standard dispensed product at service stations there? I haven't seen >93 octane here in about 20 years except from special race gas distributors where it is 105 octane and very $$$$!

 

They derive their posted octane ratings differently than we do.

They use RON (Research Octane Number) while we use RON+MON/2 (Average of ROM and MON or Motor Octane Number) Our pumps say R+M/2.

Their 98 is basically the same as our 92.

 

Just to conclude: New sender unit in. New adapter fitted. New piece of 5/16 hard line flared to end of fitting. JB Weld on holes. Ready to go back in. Same old shoes.

 

And a nice clean tank too.

 

I found a couple stations nearby that sell alcohol-free gas <cite class="_Rm">(pure-gas.org) </cite>and that is all I use in my old rigs, lawn mowers and such. Costs more but I have found it to be trouble free.