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bk53 · 12-22-2015, 01:26 PM

I replaced the gas tank and am having a devil of a time getting the tank and the filler neck pressed inside the hose. I've tried to grease it, oil it, silicone it.
Right now the hose is on the tank and clamped. Seems like no way I'll get this filler neck in this way. I already tried it the other way around. Which way has anyone had the most luck with?

Thanks,

Bill

V12Bill · 12-22-2015, 02:23 PM

Gas neck to tank hoses are a tight fit .If you have the wrong size it is even tighter. Check to be sure you have the correct size hose.

wbedwards · 12-22-2015, 02:26 PM

have you tried heating the end of it in hot water?

Lawson Cox · 12-22-2015, 02:29 PM

Put some of Grandmaws salve on it. LOL

bk53 · 12-22-2015, 03:23 PM

Fresh out of goose grease or duck butter Lawson. wbedwards, since its a new tank, I might hit it with a heat gun, no chance of blowing it up. v12bill, this is the same hose as came off the durn thing. Only thing new is the tank and thats the only thing that the hose goes on. I'm kind of week after a ten month battle with the big c. (they tell me I was on the winning team). I can give it about 15 minutes a try. This has got to be one of the worst jobs on this truck for scraping up a fellows hands and wrists.
Thanks fellas

bk53 · 12-22-2015, 03:34 PM

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Thanks, the heat gun did the trick. forgot I even had the thing. Thanks for the idea.
Bill Merry Christmas, Happy New year and all that.

wbedwards · 12-22-2015, 08:55 PM

You would be shocked at all the things you can do with a heat gun once you spring for one.

12-22-2015, 01:26 PM	#1
bk53 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near Dallas Posts: 387	another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 I replaced the gas tank and am having a devil of a time getting the tank and the filler neck pressed inside the hose. I've tried to grease it, oil it, silicone it. Right now the hose is on the tank and clamped. Seems like no way I'll get this filler neck in this way. I already tried it the other way around. Which way has anyone had the most luck with? Thanks, Bill __________________ 8ba 276 dual 97s navarro heads

12-22-2015, 02:23 PM	#2
V12Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mt. Holly,NJ Posts: 1,822	Re: another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 Gas neck to tank hoses are a tight fit .If you have the wrong size it is even tighter. Check to be sure you have the correct size hose.

12-22-2015, 02:26 PM	#3
wbedwards Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Birmingham, Al. Posts: 339	Re: another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 have you tried heating the end of it in hot water?

12-22-2015, 02:29 PM	#4
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 Put some of Grandmaws salve on it. LOL __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

12-22-2015, 03:23 PM	#5
bk53 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near Dallas Posts: 387	Re: another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 Fresh out of goose grease or duck butter Lawson. wbedwards, since its a new tank, I might hit it with a heat gun, no chance of blowing it up. v12bill, this is the same hose as came off the durn thing. Only thing new is the tank and thats the only thing that the hose goes on. I'm kind of week after a ten month battle with the big c. (they tell me I was on the winning team). I can give it about 15 minutes a try. This has got to be one of the worst jobs on this truck for scraping up a fellows hands and wrists. Thanks fellas __________________ 8ba 276 dual 97s navarro heads

12-22-2015, 03:34 PM	#6
bk53 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near Dallas Posts: 387	Re: another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks, the heat gun did the trick. forgot I even had the thing. Thanks for the idea. Bill Merry Christmas, Happy New year and all that. __________________ 8ba 276 dual 97s navarro heads

12-22-2015, 08:55 PM	#7
wbedwards Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Birmingham, Al. Posts: 339	Re: another gas filler neck question. 53 f100 You would be shocked at all the things you can do with a heat gun once you spring for one.