Boot between filler kneck and gas tank

[new mexico vair]

Am I being lazy? But you got to be kidding me? If I am reading the service manual correctly I have to drop the tank to replace this boot. Or is there another way? When i fill the tank all the way up i smell gas and sometimes if I can afford to fill it all the way up some is leaking out so I asume it is comming from this boot. When I get under the car it looks rather new actually so it might not be rotted. Maybe it just needs to be tightened, even that looks and feels impossible. Is it? I know one thing it doesn't have the clamps that are pictured in the manual it has your basic pepboy hose clamps. Any advice on this.....thanks in advance as always.

[new mexico vair]

so now I see on ebay this boot seems to be special. It looks as if someone tried to mouse house my car before i had it.......or..............is there a viable hose that will suffice for this boot? Anyone?

[bbodie52]

Have a look at the illustration on this, and the subsequent page (pages 69-70) in the Clark's Corvair Parts online catalog. (Parts number 7 through 12 in the illustration).
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog ... IN&page=69

The written description of these hoses, seals and clamps (including the smaller vent hose) in the catalog describe hoses that often develop a crack or leak, and that the hoses are a "special size" unique to the Corvair. You will need to carefully study the shop manual procedure and the Clark's catalog to determine just what hoses, seals and clamps you need. Order everything you think you will need. You will need to drain and pull the tank to replace these parts. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution. Also, be sure to examine the tank and tank mounting hardware to ensure that these components are in good condition and will be reusable when you remove and reinstall the tank. Note that some of this hardware is available in regular steel and in stainless steel. I'm assuming the stainless steel offering is because of a common problem with rusting of these parts. You may want to to consider ordering these parts in advance if you think that they may be damaged upon removal and may not be reusable.

Unfortunately, there is no easy solution. These components are old and do not have to be routinely replaced. But when they develop a leak, getting access to them is not easy.

I had a Lexus GS460 that developed a pinhole leak in a fuel line that ran from the rear-mounted fuel tank to the engine compartment. This fuel line "hugged" the underbody, and had been installed at the factory prior to installing many of the drive train components. Many of these major drive train components had to be partially or completely removed and dropped out of the way to permit this rigid fuel line to be removed and replaced. What a pain! It would have been an expensive labor cost too, but fortunately it was covered under warranty. I guess the point here is that not all car components are designed to be routinely accessed for repair or maintenance. Some are a royal pain to get to for a repair!


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[marvgarr]

had to replace mine also had to drop the tank replace both filler and vent hose when you drop the tank or you will be doing it again real soon was not bad at all for me