Doc my friend you are indeed a wealth of information. Absolutely
amazing!
Charlie
In a message dated 6/21/2006 3:46:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Hornet's have no expansion tanks. The tank is vented to a roll
over
valve above the rear axel on the drivers side frame rail and vented to
a
charcoal canister under the hood which saves the fumes until the
engine
is started and then they are sucked into the carb. Form
personal
experience I have seen the main metal fuel line that goes to the
fuel
pump on the pass side of the car rust out above the middle of the
rear
axel. The metal vent line that is soldered into the tank that the
rubber
hose connects that goes to the roll over valve I have the solder
break
loose from the tank. The rubber "O" ring that seals the fuel tank
sender
leak along with hair line cracks at the sender mounting flange in
the
gas tank. Also as strange as it seems the top of the tank can
rust
through when dirt holds moisture between the tank and the trunk floor.
I
would also replace every rubber fuel line in the whole car. All of
the
above problems I have encountered in my 2 Hornet's and other
friends
Hornet's and Concords that I have worked on in the last 30-+ years.
I
eliminated the charcoal canister and the lines in both my Hornets
and
made a fuel tank vent like the late 60's Rambler Americans had but
kept
the roll over valve. Also the 22 gallon gas tanks installed after
74
some time in place of the 16 gallon tank is still available for
around
225-250$ since they are the same as an Eagle and fit the earlier
16
gallon tank cars with only minimal modifications. I have 2 of the
newer
22 gallon tanks in both cars. If you have a tank problem don't
waste
your time on any of them sealer kits. Been there done that, I
ended
buying and installing a new tank anyway. A new tank is well worth
the
money in the long run. The sender locking ring is also available
along
with the tank from your local non-chain auto parts store and
Kennedy
American has NOS senders.
"Doc"
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