Racer-X- Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) Straight to the question. Will this tank fit? Thats a Tanks Inc. 1941-1948 Dodge and Plymouth fuel tank. How we got here. Elvis, the 1947 DeSoto with the LS/4L60E swap has damaged fuel tank that used to look kind of like this one: That's an eBay tank, FOR 1946 1947 1948 DESOTO BRAND NEW GAS/FUEL TANK POWDER COATED BLACK Ours was damaged, first around the fuel sender opening, which was modified (poorly) for a FiTech #40015 "tight fit in-tank retrofit" fuel pump. Then when another hole was made (even more poorly) for a fuel gauge sender that never worked. And the final nail in the coffin was when "Bubba's exhaust" was driven into the left front corner by the rear axle that hit the exhaust pipe, below that plug shown in the pic. It's leaking at the seam on that corner, and it was leaking at both the pump and the gauge sender. We've tried sealant in the tank and that fixed the leak at the seam for a while, but it's leaking again. We've relocated he exhaust, so it can't hit the tank. Oh, and I've used a tube or two of silicone sealant to seal the gaps around the pump and gauge sender openings so it's not leaking fuel or fumes into the trunk and stinking up the car any more. I can get another one of what we have, but I'll have to cut and drill for a new gauge sender, and modifiy the existing opening for the fuel pump, or some permutation of that. I'd rather have it "ready made" with the holes we need for either the pump we have, or a pump that just bolts in, and a working gauge sender that I can just slap in there. I like the Tanks Inc. unit, but that's a wider year range, and curiously, it leaves off "DeSoto" from the list of what it fits. Are the tanks the same between Dodge and DeSoto in 1947? Does it look like that one will fit? I'm asking for input from those with more knowledge of these cars than I have at the moment. Edited October 22, 2022 by Racer-X- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Sniper Posted October 22, 2022 Solution Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 According to my 46-54 master parts catalog all 40-48 Plymouth, Dodge, Desoto and Chrysler 6's use the same tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer-X- Posted October 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, Sniper said: According to my 46-54 master parts catalog all 40-48 Plymouth, Dodge, Desoto and Chrysler 6's use the same tank. Awesome!!! That's what I was hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingster Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 I seem to recall some time ago that Bernbaum markets a tank that is claimed to be an exact copy of the original. I have an S-11 too, but have never needed to replace the tank as of yet. But I was shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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