Gas tanks

**Vermont Bob** · 11-04-2012, 10:08 PM

Where does one find gas tanks for a 65 Electra 225? I've done all kinds of searches on google, but almost every link brings me back to a 65 Skylark tank. According to the websites, the Skylark tanks that they offer are 21.5gallons. According to my 1965 MOTORS repair manual for this car, it needs the 24 gallon tank. Asking around a few hotrod shows, pretty much everyone tells me that the Skylark tank, even tho it 'looks' like the tank that's on my car now, it wouldn't fit right, plus the straps wouldn't line up.

My current gas tank is rusted through along one of the straps. It won't hold any gas at all. The hotrodders all said the same thing: They said I can buy a 22 gallon fuel cell & bolt it into the trunk floor. If I do that, I'll need a sending unit, (of which there's 3 different ohm ratings for, & I haven't a clue which one I have).

At this point in time, I've decided that trying to keep this car 100% original just isn't worth the cost. I just want to drive it, & have fun, after all, that's why I bought it. Just wondering if anyone knew of a tank place, or if the fuel cell idea has been done before?

Thanks for your time,

VT Bob

**bob k. mando** · 11-05-2012, 03:05 PM

for 1965 you can try cross referencing an Oldsmobile 98 or a Caddy Fleetwood or Eldorado. B body tanks may also work:
http://teambuick.com/reference/body_crossreference.php

If I do that, I'll need a sending unit, (of which there's 3 different ohm ratings for, & I haven't a clue which one I have).

*shrugs*

borrow an ohm meter or, more likely nowadays, a digital multimeter and check what your existing unit has?

**bob k. mando** · 11-05-2012, 03:08 PM

you can also try Antique Auto Parts:
http://www.antiqueautosupply.com/

and Obsolete Buick Parts:
http://www.obsoletebuickparts.com/

**telriv** · 11-05-2012, 03:57 PM

The fuel gauge is 90 ohms for '65 & up. Ever thought of getting YOUR tank repaired??? Try Gas-Tank-Renew.

**Vermont Bob** · 11-05-2012, 11:55 PM

I took a couple photos of the tank as it sits now & brought it to some folks here in Vermont that do the gas tank rebuilds. They all said it was not worth the amount of repair needed then it would be to just replace the tank. The whole roof / top of the tank is corroded beyond repair, as well as some time in the last 47 years, some thing had hit and punctured the front corner. The repair to the tank then was sub-par. That's part of what has rusted out.

I have to check with the DMV here & find out if the fuel cell can be bolted into the tank, or if I have to weld angle brackets to it, & cut a hole in the trunk floor to mount it. Not sure if it will pass inspection with a tank in the trunk.

I've never had any luck with the NOS/OEM parts shops. Last time I looked it was $300+ for a hood ornament. If it's $300+ for a little piece of plastic, I can only imagine how much a fuel tank would run me.

I've pushed the car into the garage for winter storage this evening, so I'll at least have a place I can work on it once the ambition returns. Right now it runs off 'redneck technology" aka a 5 gallon gas can in the front passenger floor with a rubber hose attached to the mechanical fuel pump. Is not the most decorative arrangement, but it still allows me to move the car around the shop//yard when needed.

Thanks,
VTB