Model T gas tank?

marty in Ohio

marty in Ohio

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I'm an "A" guy but yesterday at a car show I met a "T" guy who was showing a 1926 or '27. Being unfamiliar with the "T" I looked it over pretty good. I noticed that the coil boxes were under the hood and started looking further. I saw that the gas tank was in the cowl on the right side behind the dash board. I asked the owner how the tank was filled and he opened, what I thought, was a vent on top of the cowl and there was a gas cap. Was this original or was this a modification? I thought all Model T's had their tanks under the seat. Somebody please set me straight.
Marty in Ohio
 
Prior to '26, Model T gas tanks were under the front seat unless modified to otherwise.

In '26 and '27, the gas tank was typically in the cowl.
 
Layden,
Nit picking is good. All nits should be picked! I didn't know that any Model T's had the tank that far back. At that distance, was it still gravity flow?
Marty
 
My racer's is on the back deck, and it's still gravity flow. Before I put it on the road will probably raise the tank a bit. No doubt some of the grades around here are steeper than the angle from the tank bottom to the B carb.
 
Marty,
Yes still gravity flow. It is mounted higher as it is above the body deck rather than being mounted to the frame.
 
When you go shopping for tanks, you find that the 26-27 one is usually expensive. Because of the complex shape, it's not being reproduced.
 
I don't believe it's the shape complexity as much as it is the "overflow" tube running through the tank that makes it a difficult proposition to manufacture economically.
 
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