65 fuel tank date?

[Tom S.]

Is the date in the circle with the big A in the middle? If so I have O on one side I on the other of the big A. Then below the A is co. The manual says the date should be on the outside edge on a flat spot and stamped. If this is correct I need help? Thanks Tom

[Jack H.]

Re: 65 fuel tank date?

What you are seeing is the manufacturer's logo, i.e. O.L. Anderson. I'm sure somebody will chime in with info on the date stamp.

[Tom S.]

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That is exactly it. I have the trank about 80% clean except for some undercoating or blackout . I don't see anything as of now. I don't want to disturb the tank too much in fear of staring another problems. I have no leaks right now and would like to keep it that way.I am sure it is original but would like to find the numbers. Tom

[Tom S.]

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Any help on location of the date? Tom

[Tom S.]

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Can anyone help with locating the date stamp on the tank? Tom

[Wayne M.]

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.....The manual says the date should be on the outside edge on a flat spot and stamped. If this is correct I need help? Thanks Tom

Tom -- I can't see any reference to a date in the '65 TIM&JG, 5th ed., page 159 (top). Can you give us more info on where and in what manual ?

[Jack H.]

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I have seen some original tanks dated via paint and stencil, but that appears to be a hit & miss issue. Sort of like a pallet of tanks was stenciled with only a few bearing the stencil...

[Paul J.]

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Tom, there was a picture of what Jack's referring to that was posted here some time back. I thought I had a copy but I can't find it. It's in the archives somewhere.

Paul

[Wayne M.]

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I have seen some original tanks dated via paint and stencil, but that appears to be a hit & miss issue. Sort of like a pallet of tanks was stenciled with only a few bearing the stencil...

Jack -- I copied that 1964 photo that Joe T. (?) posted, showing the rows of tanks on a pallet. Seemed to be stencilled with "ST LOUIS" (first line), and a part number (?) on the second. This particular photo showed every tank so marked, but I agree that a very small percentage of the tanks of other years had such markings.

[Jim S.]

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Can anyone help with locating the date stamp on the tank? Tom

Tom,

I am not sure There is a date, but here is a link to check out about the stencils




There are others as well .
Do an advanced search in the Technical Discussion under "gas tank Stencil"..

JIm

[Jim S.]

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Jack -- I copied that 1964 photo that Joe T. (?) posted, showing the rows of tanks on a pallet. Seemed to be stencilled with "ST LOUIS" (first line), and a part number (?) on the second. This particular photo showed every tank so marked, but I agree that a very small percentage of the tanks of other years had such markings.

Wayne ,

You mean this one ?

[Tom S.]

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I think I have to apologize. I had my shop helper reading the manual while I was under that part of the car. I think what she thought was where she read a notch stamped into the lower outer edge of the fuel tank on page #159. Then below that she saw the serial#'s and the months think that should be stamped into the tank. Sorry for the confusion. Tom Stanton

[Wayne M.]

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Wayne ,

You mean this one ?

Jim -- yes; did you notice that the stencil is on the bottom half of the tanks (corner tab bends down toward ground), and that characters are upside down when tank installed.

When I removed the tank from my late '65, I took special care when cleaning off the gunk, ready to record any stencil. I found nothing.

[Jim S.]

Re: 65 fuel tank date?

Jim -- yes; did you notice that the stencil is on the bottom half of the tanks (corner tab bends down toward ground), and that characters are upside down when tank installed.

When I removed the tank from my late '65, I took special care when cleaning off the gunk, ready to record any stencil. I found nothing.

The 66 I am restoring had nothing on it either. I guess from 64 -to 66 a lot of the stencil practice had changed.

I can't figure out why they stenciled any of them, as they were only for a corvette, and went into all of them , (except for 36 gals). One stencil on the pallet would have sufficed. And in fact probably did after 64.

JIm