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Richard in Florida · 10-30-2013, 06:53 PM

As near as I can figure, the only thing that keeps me from using my perfectly good stock gas gauge sender in a Bob Drake '52-'54 Ford gas tank is the diameter of the sender hole in the top. The hole in the Drake tank is about 1.7" while the stock hole is about 1.9". Believe it or not, the Drake screw hole pattern is identical to that of the stock sender.

I'm sure this divergence exists with other Drake tanks, as well.

Has anyone tried enlarging the sender hole in a Drake tank? Seems to me that with a little planning and preparation virtually all the junk generated by the enlarging process could be captured and removed. Most of what remains could be flushed out, and anything left after that would be caught in the filter installed right at the tank outlet.

The only other option is to live with the incompatible Drake sender, always afraid I'm about to run out of gas.

10-30-2013, 06:53 PM	#1
Richard in Florida Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 696	Bob Drake Gas Tanks As near as I can figure, the only thing that keeps me from using my perfectly good stock gas gauge sender in a Bob Drake '52-'54 Ford gas tank is the diameter of the sender hole in the top. The hole in the Drake tank is about 1.7" while the stock hole is about 1.9". Believe it or not, the Drake screw hole pattern is identical to that of the stock sender. I'm sure this divergence exists with other Drake tanks, as well. Has anyone tried enlarging the sender hole in a Drake tank? Seems to me that with a little planning and preparation virtually all the junk generated by the enlarging process could be captured and removed. Most of what remains could be flushed out, and anything left after that would be caught in the filter installed right at the tank outlet. The only other option is to live with the incompatible Drake sender, always afraid I'm about to run out of gas.