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Kahuna · 10-20-2014, 02:05 PM

I just know that someone has a good fix for gas leaking out of the filler area on a 32 Tank.
Everyone I talk to with a 32 has the same problem, but somebody has to have figured out a fix?
That is:
Gas leaks around the cap.
Who's got the answer?
Thanks
Jim

DavidG · 10-20-2014, 03:37 PM

If you are using the original tank sending unit it was intended to be used with a non-vented cap on the filler neck.

Robert Dip · 10-20-2014, 05:26 PM

Yep....using a non-vented cap....leaks....want to hear a fix for this one.

1931 flamingo · 10-20-2014, 06:04 PM

Back in the 60's mine leaked also !
Paul in CT

Kahuna · 10-20-2014, 09:18 PM

I just know somebody has a good fix for this

Bored&Stroked · 10-21-2014, 06:36 AM

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Yeah - me too! I figured it was related to the cap itself . . . but have not spent any time screwing with the cap to provide a better seal.

jimTN · 10-21-2014, 06:41 AM

It is the cap, pure and simple. The proper cap is non vented and liquid tight.

325w · 10-21-2014, 07:17 AM

I'm using a Stant nonvented. I added a rubber seal replacing the cardboard. It leaks. You have a part number of a cap?

motordr · 10-21-2014, 07:45 AM

I bought my cap from Bob Drake about 15 years ago. It has a rubber type gasket. Never any spillage except when I forget to put it back on after a fill up. The spillage is preceded by the sound of a cap hitting the road.
An aluminum beer can makes a great emergency cap. Just cut one end off with your pocket knife. It's an interference fit over the filler neck.

Pat/Ohio · 10-21-2014, 08:01 AM

I use a Model A style cap on my '32 streetrod. I make a gasket from the red plumber's rubber gasket material and add to it. Cut way down on the leaks.
The Model A style cap has a little bit more "skirting" around the cap. Pat

Kahuna · 10-21-2014, 10:18 AM

Maybe the Drake cap is the answer, but I'm not sure that his are any better, unless are made by a better supplier

jimTN · 10-21-2014, 04:00 PM

I also am running one Drake's V8 embossed caps on the 32 with no problem.

Kahuna · 10-24-2014, 02:23 PM

Thanks, Jim
I'll get one of those

325w · 10-27-2014, 07:54 PM

I saw an old 32 that had a piece of exhaust tubing tacked to the bottom of the cap. Owner said it kept the gas from splashing out. I JB welded a piece of tubing to a Stant cap and it still leaked.

my4dv8 · 10-28-2014, 12:22 AM

Had an original and use a motorbike inner tube section over cap and neck which helped stem the flow greatly. But fitted one of Bob Drakes v8 embossed caps and now have zero leaks after 2000 miles.

10-20-2014, 02:05 PM	#1
Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,617	32 Gas Tank filler leak I just know that someone has a good fix for gas leaking out of the filler area on a 32 Tank. Everyone I talk to with a 32 has the same problem, but somebody has to have figured out a fix? That is: Gas leaks around the cap. Who's got the answer? Thanks Jim

10-20-2014, 03:37 PM	#2
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak If you are using the original tank sending unit it was intended to be used with a non-vented cap on the filler neck.

10-20-2014, 05:26 PM	#3
Robert Dip Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Candiac, Qc. Posts: 483	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak Yep....using a non-vented cap....leaks....want to hear a fix for this one.

10-20-2014, 06:04 PM	#4
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak Back in the 60's mine leaked also ! Paul in CT

10-20-2014, 09:18 PM	#5
Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,617	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak I just know somebody has a good fix for this

10-21-2014, 06:36 AM	#6
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,067	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yeah - me too! I figured it was related to the cap itself . . . but have not spent any time screwing with the cap to provide a better seal.

10-21-2014, 06:41 AM	#7
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,509	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak It is the cap, pure and simple. The proper cap is non vented and liquid tight.

10-21-2014, 07:17 AM	#8
325w Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 379	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak I'm using a Stant nonvented. I added a rubber seal replacing the cardboard. It leaks. You have a part number of a cap?

10-21-2014, 07:45 AM	#9
motordr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Beamsville,Ontario,Canada Posts: 482	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak I bought my cap from Bob Drake about 15 years ago. It has a rubber type gasket. Never any spillage except when I forget to put it back on after a fill up. The spillage is preceded by the sound of a cap hitting the road. An aluminum beer can makes a great emergency cap. Just cut one end off with your pocket knife. It's an interference fit over the filler neck.

10-21-2014, 08:01 AM	#10
Pat/Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wilmington, OH/Lakeland, FL Posts: 952	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak I use a Model A style cap on my '32 streetrod. I make a gasket from the red plumber's rubber gasket material and add to it. Cut way down on the leaks. The Model A style cap has a little bit more "skirting" around the cap. Pat

10-21-2014, 10:18 AM	#11
Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,617	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak Maybe the Drake cap is the answer, but I'm not sure that his are any better, unless are made by a better supplier

10-21-2014, 04:00 PM	#12
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,509	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak I also am running one Drake's V8 embossed caps on the 32 with no problem.

10-24-2014, 02:23 PM	#13
Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,617	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak Thanks, Jim I'll get one of those

10-27-2014, 07:54 PM	#14
325w Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 379	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak I saw an old 32 that had a piece of exhaust tubing tacked to the bottom of the cap. Owner said it kept the gas from splashing out. I JB welded a piece of tubing to a Stant cap and it still leaked.

10-28-2014, 12:22 AM	#15
my4dv8 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,112	Re: 32 Gas Tank filler leak Had an original and use a motorbike inner tube section over cap and neck which helped stem the flow greatly. But fitted one of Bob Drakes v8 embossed caps and now have zero leaks after 2000 miles.