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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Is it possible to change a gas tank's filler neck without dropping the tank? My car (92 Formula 5.7L) has a bad joint between the tank, and neck.
I know there was a recall for it but when I called two dealers they wouldn't honor it. When I called Pontiac directly, they said there was a recall but when they ran my VIN the said it was not for my specific car. So I'm stuck doing it myself. I've dropped the tank on a previous bird and it was a pain so I'd like to avoid it.
If it's not possible, than is there a filler, of some sort that I can coat the edges with in order to fix it?
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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no you cannot change the filler neck. it is part of the gas tank and the tank must be dropped to fix it....on my GTA i always had a gas smell when driving and when i swapped pumps i noticed a slight crack where the filler neck meets the tank so i put a nice coating of JB weld around the cracked area and havent smelled gas since almost a year ago
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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I picked up some JB weld today, and I'll try it out tomorrow. Thanks this will save a lot of $$$
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