1970-1971 Ford and Mercury - 71 Torino Fuel Tank 1/2 Full Question

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71 Torino Fuel Tank 1/2 Full Question

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Topic: 71 Torino Fuel Tank 1/2 Full Question

Posted By: wmcksmith
Subject: 71 Torino Fuel Tank 1/2 Full Question
Date Posted: 13-November-2013 at 2:52PM

Does anyone know what would cause my 71 4 door Torino 500 to only let me fill the tank half way? I've considered a faulty fuel gauge but I don't think that's it. It let's me slowly pump until about halfway full

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71 Torino 500 4 door

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Posted By: Ranchero Fan
Date Posted: 13-November-2013 at 3:10PM

Clogged vent? That's all I got.

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Brian 1973 Ford Ranchero Big Block. ''THE OTHER WOMAN''

Posted By: wmcksmith
Date Posted: 14-November-2013 at 4:49PM

Good suggestion. I'll check that out. Thanks!

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71 Torino 500 4 door

Posted By: mikeydv
Date Posted: 11-April-2015 at 8:36AM

Did you ever come up with the fix for this? A lot of members seem to have had the same issue.

Posted By: wmcksmith
Date Posted: 26-April-2015 at 4:58PM

Honestly I haven't even looked at it. I've had several other things that I addressed first, and then I put the car up for the winter. Now that it's driving season again I hope to do some investigating very soon... I was going to check the vent first. This is the only thing that makes sense to me. I'll let you know when I figure it out. Please do the same if you figure out yours first.

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71 Torino 500 4 door

Posted By: mikeydv
Date Posted: 27-April-2015 at 4:14AM

I replaced the fuel tank and all is good now. I got the spectre tank. Good fit, nice quality. Amazon had the best price.