I'm putting my original gas tank back in the truck. I've found the fuel
tank pickup line (steel) that was in it when I got it.
The 1957 assembly
manual manual (Section 8, Sheet 2.00) that covers multiple years shows the pickup line leaving the top of the sending unit and going straight down to a hole in the floor, connecting to a short flex hose, then on to the fuel pump (presumably). My pickup line, however, is
bent such that it heads toward the passenger side at about a 30 degree angle. Now there happens to be a floor hole there that is 1" in diameter. Three questions:
1. Should the pickup line go straight to the floor, meaning someone bent mine wrong?
2. Should it have a flare fitting on the end that connects to the flexible line?
3. Did the Task Force trucks use the flex line? Or a shutoff valve?
I'm thinking one of the POs for this truck bent the line for some reason and
cut it at the pump end for another.
The manual shows grommet number 3708176 (not in the parts wiki any more) that appears to exit the floor at about mid-cab. In my cab, I have no hole there, but I have a 3/4 hole near the driver's side tank strap and a 1" hole near the passenger side one. Which of these, in a 1957, should receive the pickup line?
Any help is appreciated.
-Jim
EDIT: Here's an online auction site listing for a same year tank that shows the pickup line in the same orientation as mine. Still can't see the end to determine whether there's a fitting at the pump side:
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