Re: Keegan's Replacement Fuel Tank

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/2/23 15:21:30

I'm going to try and hit Classic with the sheer number of '51 - '56 Packards made and see if I can get anywhere with that.

Maybe better to try to hit them as well with an estimate of the number remaining that are candidates for tanks. With a large number of cars emerging after long dormancies, it would seem the market could easily be several hundred tanks at the least, maybe much more if the price was reasonable. I might even buy one just to set it aside for insurance against future problems.

I've been lucky with gas tanks, neither of my cars was ever out of service for more than a few months since new and hence the tanks are pretty pristine though I finally had to have the 34 tank cleaned & coated some years back (and it's a dog to do with the 6 internal compartments/baffles). My 56 still has an untouched tank and I never get rust in the filters but I know some day the problem will hit.

PS - as to using the Chevy 16 gallon tank as a basis, I think most folks who tour extensively with their 51-56 Packards would really find that a negative - given the gas mileage these cars get even under the best of conditions, I think most of us wish the tanks were even a bit larger than 20 gallons.