I also joined the forum just to thank davis3 for this... and to add my own experience to the mix.
First off, 1994 Cobra... not one I've seen mentioned so far.
I did have to pull the bolts on the passenger side of the tank. That dropped the tank far enough that the filler tube could slide in and it freely.
I also had to pull the rear passenger tire... no room to work with it there.
My existing grommet was so badly torn that I actually had to take a very small slotted screwdriver and push it off the end of the tube into the tank. Until I did that it was acting like a doorstop and I could NOT pull the tube out of the tank. I get to fish that thing out of the take tomorrow.
The biggest difference was around the top of the tube, though. The top of the filler tube is located inside a box created out of the body panels... it is not accessible from under the car. I had to loosen the liner inside the trunk (two t nuts on the rear panel, one one the passenger side panel) and pull them away from their mountings to get to the plastic housing around the top of the tube. I did NOT have to remove them entirely.
Once I did that I found the breather and so on, but because of how things are situated I was able to separate the top of the tube from the housing without having to remove the breather.
Oh, and on the 94 Cobra the anti-siphon attachment inside the filler tube is a rubber hose that protrudes from the end of the filler tube by about 2.5".
I took things apart tonight, have the part reserved thru NAPA to pick up tomorrow. Will let you know how reassembly goes after its all back together.
THANK THANK THANK YOU FOR THIS WRITEUP. It was enough to let me get started without worrying about where to start!
I do have picks of the trunk liner and filler housing that I will post when I'm back to my computer.
Yes, I did note as well that there are a few differences here and there between the years. I think that pulling back the interior of the trunk was needed for everyone (but never mentioned). Looking forward to seeing how it went
Screen? I didn't see one...just a little plastic flapper which I do believe serves the same purpose.http://mustangforums.com/forum/svt-forums/695834-blocked-fuel-filler-tube.html
Is there an anti-siphon screen in the filler tube??
Yessir that is correct.When you say "little plastic flapper" is that located at the end that connects to the fuel tank??
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