Re: New Gas Tank Issue

Posted by fredkanter On 2016/7/28 12:11:41

In light of the definition Don Pierson supplied:


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Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original.



Our tanks are not 55 Chevy tanks or the like modified to fit Packards, they are copied/reproduced as closely as we could from the original Packard tank. They "resemble the form" and the "elements" of the original. Note the definition says "resemblance" not "precise exact copy". I think that there are few if any "reproduction" parts that are 100% exact copies undetectable from the original in every way including metallurgy etc.

Our catalog says we sell parts to "fit and function".

As to leakage at the filer neck/cap, I agree with Ross that they all leak if filled to the neck top. In the 50's and 60's our driveway had many dissolved spots from cars that were filled to the top and the gas expanded on a hot day. That's why cars of the era smelled from gas.

To expect a car built with 60 year old technology to perform like a new car is not reasonable.