Fuel tank filler question - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Big bad Green · 12-06-2010, 05:39 PM

Hey guys I was going threw Pics and i noticed on the the 1973 to 79 trucks the filers on pass and driver side. Then Some i see have fuel door's It odd Can some one help me clear this up thanks

babyJay · 12-06-2010, 05:44 PM

73-78 had round hole fillers. If a 73-78 out there has doors, they were either added for a cleaner, smoother look, or the bed has been replaced with a newer one.

Big bad Green · 12-07-2010, 08:47 AM

Buy Why Are they on Different sides?

tucsonjwt · 12-07-2010, 10:46 AM

Some might be dual tanks, and you just saw one side. My 73 had a passenger side fuel inlet. Some think if you run out of gas it is better to have the filler on the passenger side, so you are not out in traffic filling the tank on the highway. Others say it is easier/quicker to fill the tank at the pump on the driver's side. Most vehicles now have the filler on the driver's side for convenience.

12-06-2010, 05:39 PM	#1
Big bad Green Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eliot Maine Posts: 231	Fuel tank filler question Hey guys I was going threw Pics and i noticed on the the 1973 to 79 trucks the filers on pass and driver side. Then Some i see have fuel door's It odd Can some one help me clear this up thanks __________________ 1968 Chevy K20 Long bed dump truck 1978 Chevy Custom deluxe long bed 1986 Chevy Custom deluxe short bed 1987 Chevy Custom deluxe short bed 1987 Chevy Silverado short bed 1990 Chevy Silverado K5 Blazer All four wheel drive! All non mutt trucks!

12-06-2010, 05:44 PM	#2
babyJay Arrived on a Pale Horse Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SnagTown Indiana Posts: 2,524	Re: Fuel tank filler question 73-78 had round hole fillers. If a 73-78 out there has doors, they were either added for a cleaner, smoother look, or the bed has been replaced with a newer one. __________________ Jason 87 V30 350TBI/400 White w/Boss V-plow 89 R3500 CC SRW

12-07-2010, 08:47 AM	#3
Big bad Green Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eliot Maine Posts: 231	Re: Fuel tank filler question Buy Why Are they on Different sides? __________________ 1968 Chevy K20 Long bed dump truck 1978 Chevy Custom deluxe long bed 1986 Chevy Custom deluxe short bed 1987 Chevy Custom deluxe short bed 1987 Chevy Silverado short bed 1990 Chevy Silverado K5 Blazer All four wheel drive! All non mutt trucks!

12-07-2010, 10:46 AM	#4
tucsonjwt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,188	Re: Fuel tank filler question Some might be dual tanks, and you just saw one side. My 73 had a passenger side fuel inlet. Some think if you run out of gas it is better to have the filler on the passenger side, so you are not out in traffic filling the tank on the highway. Others say it is easier/quicker to fill the tank at the pump on the driver's side. Most vehicles now have the filler on the driver's side for convenience.



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