Gas tank filler neck

[72cudamaan]

There is a flat plate in my filler neck for a barracuda. What does it do? Seems like it might
be a restrictor to keep a nozzle for leaded fuel from fitting in the neck properly. Can anybody confirm this?

[Topcat]

The filler tube has a dent put on it. Never heard of a plate inside of them.
got a pic of it?

[72cudamaan]

Here is a picture of the plate in the tube.

[JayBee]

The filler tube has a dent put on it.

Someone told me that the dented filler tubes were 1970 only.    

[brads70]

Challengers have that also. I believe it's so when your filling it air can escape other wise it would glug out ( sorry for the high tech term....glug?  )

[72cudamaan]

So you don't think it would get in the way of a gas pump nozzle. I just wondered because
I know when the push was on for cars to go unleaded, the gas pump industry went
to a smaller nozzle.   

[brads70]

So you don't think it would get in the way of a gas pump nozzle. I just wondered because
I know when the push was on for cars to go unleaded, the gas pump industry went
to a smaller nozzle.   

If you look down the filler neck end you can see the little holes to let air out. Around here when they went to unleaded fuel the actual hole / nozzle was smaller so you couldn't get the leaded fuel nozzle in there.  It was common  for people to make the hole bigger so they could use leaded fuel.

[74challenger03]

I agree it is so the air comes up when you pump in the gas.

[72cudamaan]

Alright then, I won't remove it.  Thanks guys   

[Barracudadan]

I have that same style filler neck the first time I had to fill up I shoved the nozzle all the way in and had a heck of a time getting it out. I gave one good yank and almost landed on the car behind me. Trust me no matter how cool your car is you will look like an idiot when this happens!  I now only put the nozzle in about half way and it doesn`t get stuck on me.

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

If I remember correctly.........that end on my filler tube is in the gas tank itself.  Guess it is for air to escape but the end where I put the gas into the tank has the ring with the 4 holes to screw to the body under the fliptop cap.   I know you said it was for a Cuda and they fill from the rear so Guess I'm not much help.....

[JoltinJoe]

If I remember correctly.........that end on my filler tube is in the gas tank itself.  Guess it is for air to escape but the end where I put the gas into the tank has the ring with the 4 holes to screw to the body under the fliptop cap.   I know you said it was for a Cuda and they fill from the rear so Guess I'm not much help.....

pic2 - you wanna knock that rust off.  It would make me feel better on the inside. 

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

pic2 - you wanna knock that rust off.  It would make me feel better on the inside. 

Made ma LOL...........That pic was when I had to put on a new tank......and I did clean it up.......Its been running now since about 2 years.............so I guess I am ok.......Thanks,