spare tire location CHEVROLET CAMARO 1967 1.G Chassis Workshop Manual

FUEL TANK
AND
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
8-18

CORVETTE

FUEL TANK

INDEX

Page

General Description.
. 8-18

Service Operations
8-18

Fuel Tank
8-18

Gauge Sending Unit
8-20

Fuel Lines.
8-20

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

20 GALLON TANK

Fig.
21
—Corvette Fuel Tanks

The Corvette
is
equipped with
a
standard
20
gallon

(approx.) tank
or an RPO 36
gallon (approx.) fiberglass

tank
(fig. 21). The
tanks
are
installed
at the
very rear

of
the
vehicle, convenient
for
direct fuel filling into
the

tank.
The
tanks
are
held
in
place
by
two metal straps
at-

tached individually
to a
removable
gas
tank frame
sup-

port.
Two
guides
at the end of
the straps
are
adjustable

for securing
the
straps onto
the
tank support. The tank

support
is
secured
to the
frame rail with flat washers,

lockwashers, bolts
and
nuts.
The
tanks' rest
on six
felt

anti-squeak pads.
One pad
centers
on the
rear frame

crossmember
and one at
each side
on the
same cross-

member.
At the
same rear location two pads
are
placed

on
the
tank
at the
metal support strap (rear) attachment
location
and
another anti-squeak
pad
cemented
on the

support
at
the front
of
the tank.

The fuel tanks
are
equipped with
a gas
gauge metering

unit,
a
fuel pickup, fuel strainer
and
vent line.
If it be-

comes necessary,
the
tank
can be
completely drained
by

removing
the
fuel pickup hose which
is
located
at
the
bot-

tom
of the
tank,
or
by removing the metering
for
quicker

draining.

A pressure vacuum type, positive vented design
cap,

conforming
to
I.C.C. regulations,
is
used on both regular

production
and
optional fuel tanks.
The cap is
inter-

changeable with past model tanks
for
service replace-

ment purposes.

SERVICE OPERATIONS

FUEL TANK

CAUTION:
IF THE GAS
TANK SHOULD
BE

REMOVED
AND
INSTALLED, CARE SHOULD

BE EXERCISED
TO
AVOID PUNCTURING,

DROPPING
OR
DENTING
THE GAS
TANK.

Removal
(20
Gallon Tank)

WARNING: FIRST REMOVE BATTERY

CABLE.
1.
Remove
the
spare tire from tire carrier.

2.
Remove spare tire carrier bolted attachments
and

carrier
(fig. 22).

3.
Remove
the "U"
bolt attachments
at
both rear tail

pipe
(See
Figure
23).

4.
Separate
the
exhaust system
at
the transmission sup-

port crossmember
by
loosening
the "U"
bolt nuts.

5. Remove both rear muffler brackets from
the
frame

and slide
the
muffler system rearward.

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