Gas tank replacement
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:39 am
I'm replacing the gas tank on my 1999 Olds 88 with 210,000 miles. The gas tank is very rusty but still holds fuel. The three metal lines on the pickup rusted away to nothing which caused a leak. The lock ring, gas tank and fuel pickup have rust fused into one chunk of rusty metal so everything is being replaced!
I need to replace the three rubber fuel lines that go from the metal pickup tubes in the gas tank to the metal fuel lines from the engine. The dealer only carrier one of the lines. Rockauto.com sells lines labeled Feed and Return. Do you know if the Evap line is a different size than the feed and return? I could always use a rubber hose and two hose clamps.
There is a plastic sensor off to the side of the fuel pickup on the gas tank that has an electrical connector. What is that called? The grommet split in two when I tried extracting it from my rusty old tank. The dealer has one but it costs $75. I am not sure if GM parts direct has it or not. The dealer gave me this part number: 16238399.
Thanks for the help!
I need to replace the three rubber fuel lines that go from the metal pickup tubes in the gas tank to the metal fuel lines from the engine. The dealer only carrier one of the lines. Rockauto.com sells lines labeled Feed and Return. Do you know if the Evap line is a different size than the feed and return? I could always use a rubber hose and two hose clamps.
There is a plastic sensor off to the side of the fuel pickup on the gas tank that has an electrical connector. What is that called? The grommet split in two when I tried extracting it from my rusty old tank. The dealer has one but it costs $75. I am not sure if GM parts direct has it or not. The dealer gave me this part number: 16238399.
Thanks for the help!