Tanks Inc fuel tank problems????

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mc1984ss

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I'm getting ready to order my fuel tank kit from Tanks Inc. I have seen a lot of complaints about aftermarket tanks burping gas out the filler when filling up unless you go really really slow. Is this a problem with the tanks Inc? I don't want to have to trickle fuel in when I gas up. Thanks in advance!
 

Streetbu

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From what I understand, it's actually a problem with the aftermarket filler necks. Usually everyone uses a new filler neck on new tank. Not sure of the Tanks Inc come with a neck or if you have to use your own.
 
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pontiacgp

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I have a Spectra GN tank with fuel pump that came with a neck and I have had a problem a couple of times and had to slightly let up on the pump, most of the time no iassues
 

565bbchevy

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A lot of us are running this style remote roll over vent on any aftermarket tank with great results myself included and I am running a Spectre gas tank for my Regal with their neck
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Max Headroom

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I read a tech article about this maybe 20 years ago. The bottom line was that the filler neck gets too full of fuel and blocks the air being displaced in the tank from escaping the tank until enough air pressure builds up and is enough to push the gas above it out of the way, so it (the air) can escape. This almost always means that gas comes out of the filler neck ahead of the air and onto whomever is unlucky enough to be in the way. Find a way to vent the tank better and it stops happening. A lot of G-Bodies with the smaller unleaded gas openings in the filler neck had this problem. The filler hole for the nozzle for unleaded was smaller so the leaded fuel nozzles wouldn't fit and there was a "trap door" with a little spring across the filler nozzle opening. (Under the gas cap) We used to use our finger to push the "trap door" down into the neck and then bend it out of the way. That almost always stopped the burping fuel.
 

gnvair

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A lot of us are running this style remote roll over vent on any aftermarket tank with great results myself included and I am running a Spectre gas tank for my Regal with their neck
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Where did you tap into the tank to mount the remote valve?
 

565bbchevy

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Where did you tap into the tank to mount the remote valve?
I just used the vent coming off the tank since mine has three hoses
 
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