65 fuel tank stencil ???

[Donald S.]

should there be one ???? what color and where on the tank should it be ??? thanks for the help don.

[Dino L.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

When I dropped my 64 tank, there was a huge stencil , black letters about 2" tall by 14" wide....."St. Louis"...I suspect it was the top tank on a stacked pallet and the city was stenciled for shipping purposes.

[William C.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

A Picture is worth---from my '65, drivers rear corner

[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

should there be one ???? what color and where on the tank should it be ??? thanks for the help don.

Donald --- My L78 is about 2000 cars after yours, and there was absolutely no sign of a stencil. I'm sure I was the first to ever remove its tank.

This might not have been the case for 1964 production; maybe you've seen the pic at St.Louis of the stack of tanks (posted by Joe 930 ?), all with a black stencil.

I'm sure SOME of the '65s had them; just not ALL, or at leasst not all in July of '65.

[Donald S.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

thanks guys, i have a stencil here but i could not find any sign of it on my origional tank so i think i will go with out it as i can find no evidence of an origional ....

[Keith B.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

Don,

Please go to the archives and put in "gas tank stencil" there is a thread with pictures of my gas tank (original 19,000 mile car) and John Hinkley has an excellent picture of gas tanks ready for shipment. Do it right once!!!!

If you need any pictures of any areas just ask.

Keith Burmeister

[Michael H.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

Donald --- My L78 is about 2000 cars after yours, and there was absolutely no sign of a stencil. I'm sure I was the first to ever remove its tank.

This might not have been the case for 1964 production; maybe you've seen the pic at St.Louis of the stack of tanks (posted by Joe 930 ?), all with a black stencil.

I'm sure SOME of the '65s had them; just not ALL, or at leasst not all in July of '65.

I agree with Wayne. I believe the entire stack of tanks may have had the part number stencil in 64, or even early 65, but there are a LOT of 65-67's that show absolutely no evidence of ever having the stencil.
Also a lot of 63's that show no evidence of the stencil. I have no good explanation as to why all the tanks in the pile in the 64 pic. have the number and earlier/later did not.

[Donald S.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

thanks keith the pic was great but it showed all had stencil so i guess as it is not juged it dosent matter wether i put it on or not .. thanks to all don.

[Edward S.]

Re: 65 fuel tank stencil ???

I also have a 65 L-78 June build and had no stencil on my original tank.