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I am looking for the plastic? , rubber? from the fuel filler neck to the tank on a '67 m715, does anyone have any idea where to get one? If they are not available can the rubber sleeves for joining PCV pipe with a mismatch be used with gasoline? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Is it leaking fuel? It's common for the fuel filler neck to develop cracks. However, these don't usually cause a problem. Unless yours is leaking fuel or you are working on a total restoration I wouldn't really worry about it.
However, if you do want to replace it, try Memphis Equipment. They might still have one around. They are getting hard to come by.
I checked into having a manufacturing company here build one from aluminum to match the rubber one. They told me they can do it but it would have relief cuts that they would weld up in order to make the turn and diameter reduction so as not to have to change anything up. They wanted $180 to build it which seemed high until you figure what it would cost to replace the rubber several times. Might have them make one up when I get out of the hole from the rest of the truck.
AB lynn
I do not believe that the rubber pipe connectors for PVC pipe will work. I think the rubber will not hold up to the gasoline. It would be worth checking with the manufacture though to see if gasoline could be run through it, but if my memory servse me (which it doesn't sometimes) they are not usable for fuel of any kind.
If you use rubber, gasoline will ruin it...you MUST use Neoprene with gasoline.
Last March, AB Linn had 1 left and it had a cut on it from somebody using a knife to open the shipping box. He sold that one. This is one of those parts like defrostor ducts, cab corner moldings and a few other selected parts that the NOS supply is rapidly decreasing and once they are gone, they will be gone.
If you make or have fabricated a workable alternative, please post pictures and a cost break down.
I bookmarked this from the old site. Or the temporary site - don't remember. Regardless: http://oshkoshequipment.com/details....uctID=12&pid=8
There was one on Ebay a while ago,I posted the details on the old board. I bougt one on Ebay before that,Memphis Equip. ,I think.
Thanks for the information, I'll try Mem. Equip first and go from there.
Just a thought on how to repair the cracks; I believe spray in bedliners such as rhinoliner is neoprene and I know they have it in a caulk tube for getting in the seams of beds so maybe that could be used to fill them in and then strike it off flush.
I dont know about other bedliners but Rhino Lining is:
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Our Recipe for Perfection
Since pioneering sprayed-on polyurethane linings in the United States in 1988, Rhino has evolved this powerful two-component system into a remarkably easy way to add durability, corrosion and chemical resistance to almost any surface.
Polyurethane Composition
Polyurethane refers to coatings or materials made with isocyanate compounds containing the isocyanate (NCO) group. The number of isocyanate groups distinguish the chemicals as mono-isocyanate (one group), diisocyanate (two groups) or poly-isocyanate (three or more groups).
In a two-component system, the diisocyanate reacts with a resin having a reactive hydrogen. The coating that results from this reaction is the foundation of the basic fundamental key performance properties of polyurethanes: durability, corrosion and chemical resistance.
100% Solids
# Rhino Linings USA's formulations are all 100% solids polyurethane coating systems, which means they are formed when an isocyanate solution and a polyol solution are combined, producing a rapid and exothermic chemical polymerization reaction.No solvents (VOCs) are used to dissolve, carry or reduce the coating
# The resin converts to a solid after mixing with isocyanate
# Viscosity of the lining is determined by selection and design of the resin, not by solvents
# Specialty additives may also be added to the resin, including:UV stabilizers to provide gloss retention
# Surfactants
# Molecular scavengers to inhibit moisture contamination
# Anti-oxidants to reduce oxidation
# Anti-foaming agents
That is not a correct replacement. (And by that I don't mean just that it isn't stock. Obviously it isn't.)Quote:
Originally Posted by dummy
I've e-mailed them about this and either their customer service absolutely sucks, or they know it won't fit and don't care. At any rate, it ain't a bolt-on M715 alternative. Probably could be made to work though....
Anyway, this is what we're talking about:
http://oshkoshequipment.com/images/TP-1700-16-02.jpg
http://oshkoshequipment.com/images/TP-1700-16.jpg
thanks for all the help and info, Memphis Equipment has the tube in stock.
What are they asking for them now?
they are getting $75.00 plus shipping.