fuel filler: 71 vs 78

ScotcH · Post by **ScotcH** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:20 pm

Why are they different? Can the old style be used on a 78? My 78 does not have any emissions, so I don't care about that. Did the actual body of the car change, or just the filler tube to accommodate extra lines or something? Ie, will it physically fit in a 78?

vandor · Post by **vandor** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:50 am

Why do you think they are differnet? We sell the same filter for all carbed Spiders.

baltobernie · Post by **baltobernie** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:06 am

Are you asking about the metal tube attached to the fender, or the rubber hose from there to the tank?

ScotcH · Post by **ScotcH** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:27 pm

Hmmm, not sure. I have a leak when I fill up past 1/2 tank, and it looks like it's coming from the filler. Dude has a filler for sale, but says it's "early curved style" so I wanted to know what was different. If the tank is the same, and the metal filler at the top is the same, is the rubber part different? I guess that's likely to be the leaking part

ScotcH · Post by **ScotcH** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:27 pm

vandor wrote:Why do you think they are differnet? We sell the same filter for all carbed Spiders.

filler, not filter.

vandor · Post by **vandor** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:49 pm

Oh, thanks!
The 1976-on filler tube is much shorter, so the rubber filler hose is much larger. no, you cannot use an early one, unless you use an early filler tube.

ScotcH · Post by **ScotcH** » Sun May 01, 2016 7:13 pm

So I appear to have the old style tube on my car ... about 20" long. Weird.

vandor · Post by **vandor** » Tue May 03, 2016 11:24 pm

The old style tube has a ~45 degree bend atthe very bottom.

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