The Ford Barn

mhsprecher · 07-11-2015, 06:54 AM

Interesting link, Mike V. Florida. One of my cars had one and one did not. One of the flea market vendors at the MARC meet had some nice ones for sale, so I bought one for the car that did not have one.

Screen in or out, one needs to be careful filling the tank on a Model A. The tanks are not that big, so I go slow regardless. It's a little more trouble filling with a screen, but not enough to matter to me.

Keith True · 07-11-2015, 07:10 AM

I've never had a repro screen.Mine all were found in the barn,or under the seats of my cars.I don't have any trouble once the gas has started to run in,it is that initial blast when I first pull the trigger.I don't go to any stations that have the bellows on the nozzles.

Fullraceflathead · 07-13-2015, 01:17 PM

All of the Gas hoses here in California have the Bellows/Vapor return system.
I fill on a slow speed setting and don't have any problems. I do raise the nozzle near the top to top it off.
Maybe some stations have higher flow rates?

07-11-2015, 06:54 AM	#21
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,963	Re: Did all A's come with a gas tank spark arrester Interesting link, Mike V. Florida. One of my cars had one and one did not. One of the flea market vendors at the MARC meet had some nice ones for sale, so I bought one for the car that did not have one. Screen in or out, one needs to be careful filling the tank on a Model A. The tanks are not that big, so I go slow regardless. It's a little more trouble filling with a screen, but not enough to matter to me.

07-11-2015, 07:10 AM	#22
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,423	Re: Did all A's come with a gas tank spark arrester I've never had a repro screen.Mine all were found in the barn,or under the seats of my cars.I don't have any trouble once the gas has started to run in,it is that initial blast when I first pull the trigger.I don't go to any stations that have the bellows on the nozzles.

07-13-2015, 01:17 PM	#23
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Did all A's come with a gas tank spark arrester All of the Gas hoses here in California have the Bellows/Vapor return system. I fill on a slow speed setting and don't have any problems. I do raise the nozzle near the top to top it off. Maybe some stations have higher flow rates? __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask