Irrelephant
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Hey there everyone, hope youare having a great day.
I have a 1983 Ranger XL 4x4 2.3l carbed 4 speed dual tanks, the front tank leaked when i got gas the last time so I removed the bed.
The fuel tank where the fill hose attaches to the tank is flush with the tank, there is no piece of steel sticking up to connect the fill hose to. That being
said there is a rubber grommet of sorts in the opening of the tank with a piece of steel looks like exhaust tubing hose clamped in the rubber grommet and the fill hose is hose clamped to that steel tubing which is aboput 4 inches long.
The rubber grommet is severely cracked etc and needs replacing, and i see that there are plenty of fuel tanks that have no raised short piece of steel tubing on the tank in which to connect the fill hose to, BUT for the life of me i cannot find that piece to replace it and no one at any parts stores has any clue what im talking about.
Please help. any info would be greatly appreciated.
Im adding a pic of an identical fuel tank to mine. Even upon searching fuel tanks online like the one pictured here, every site i have searched has nothing as to what goes in the hole. Summit racing referred me to a company in Canada that manufactures fuel tanks, they didnt have any idea what goes in the hole.
Im on a fixed income so im trying to avoid buying a new fuel tank and fill neck

I have a 1983 Ranger XL 4x4 2.3l carbed 4 speed dual tanks, the front tank leaked when i got gas the last time so I removed the bed.
The fuel tank where the fill hose attaches to the tank is flush with the tank, there is no piece of steel sticking up to connect the fill hose to. That being
said there is a rubber grommet of sorts in the opening of the tank with a piece of steel looks like exhaust tubing hose clamped in the rubber grommet and the fill hose is hose clamped to that steel tubing which is aboput 4 inches long.
The rubber grommet is severely cracked etc and needs replacing, and i see that there are plenty of fuel tanks that have no raised short piece of steel tubing on the tank in which to connect the fill hose to, BUT for the life of me i cannot find that piece to replace it and no one at any parts stores has any clue what im talking about.
Please help. any info would be greatly appreciated.
Im adding a pic of an identical fuel tank to mine. Even upon searching fuel tanks online like the one pictured here, every site i have searched has nothing as to what goes in the hole. Summit racing referred me to a company in Canada that manufactures fuel tanks, they didnt have any idea what goes in the hole.
Im on a fixed income so im trying to avoid buying a new fuel tank and fill neck

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