Superior gas filler pipes

[John Burchfield]

I know there was a post or two several weeks ago on this, but I figured I'd start a new thread since I was busy taking photos around the barn last weekend. Ed Renstrom and someone else has asked about how the rubber & metal components are configured. The rubber sleeve attaching the metal filler pipe to the tank on my '65 had deteriorated, dumping a full tank of gas on the concrete a few years ago! I finally fixed this last winter. The rubber parts here need to be neoprene, according to the guy at NAPA, as it resists breakdown from gasoline. Less than 5 bucks got the sleeve and two new hose clamps. A few minutes on the creeper made ther repair. When filling up my '67 recently I noticed the pipe was loose at the filler end. There are two sheet metal screws anchoring the gas door end of the pipe and one had fallen out. I didn't have the right size replacement, but tightening up the one there helped. BOTH of these screws are necessary to align the pipe as horizontal as posible with the gas tank. With one missing, the pipe droops down so that it's even more visible from behind the car. Both screws were nice & tight on the '65. You can see them just to the right of the filler pipe in the photo. Sorry I was too close for the camera to focus, but I wanted to show how the pipe is mounted. If you have one of this era Superior, go out and be sure your mounting screws are tight!

 

[John ED Renstrom]

thanks John. we had the same problem on the 66 here. after I got it back together the superior way I added a clamp to hold it. I did not like the fact that the whole this was resting on the two screws. there was a perfect body brace just over the filler tube and a clamp and a strap now support it. the car will fill with out kicking back. taking the strain off the hose connection.

 

[John Burchfield]

Wow Ed, that looks like a good addition! Thanks for the clear photo of it!

 

[John ED Renstrom]

we had the car in the u-bend it exhaust place tying up the muffler and tailpipe. those boys have a never ending supply of clamp and hangers. on there wall. if you look at the two pictures you can see the weight on your new rubber hose bending the filler down and away from the tank. this one was the same till we put the extra clamp and hanger on it. that took all the strain off the rubber. I'm still suprised that they have the tank so low. its set for the trap door in the ambulance and in the combo-Hearse it has some 8 inches from the top of the tank to the load floor.