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Originally Posted by 19Fordy
Philo, I was able to get the original sender to fit the plastic tank by re drilling and using nutserts. However, it took tons of patience to get it to "match" the gauge readings accurately as the original tank holds 14 gal. and the plastic holds 16 gal. I agree a steel tank is better/safer.
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If you look at all your new cars they all have plastic tanks. If you look at all the safety mandates on new cars the plastic tank must have a safety advantage over the steel tank. I suspect it's because the plastic tank will flex and not split open like a steel tank in a moderate rear end crash. Naturally nothing is 100% safe, but on average the plastic tank has to be safer.