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Ford Fairmont The Ford Fairmont was an all-new, rear wheel drive compact car introduced in 1978 and sold through 1983. Coupe, sedan, and wagon bodies appeared at introduction, joined slightly later by a specialty coupe with a different roofline known as the Futura. The Fairmont Futura featured an unusual two-piece vinyl roof with an upswept central roof band.

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Old 09-21-2009, 12:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i am looking for the rubber grommet that seals the filler neck to the tank. all i can find is one for the mustang. does anyone know where to find one or if the mustang one will work?
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I believe they are the same. But should be able to find a piece of hose from like NAPA Auto Parts.
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I believe they are the same. But should be able to find a piece of hose from like NAPA Auto Parts.
you mean like a 2" diameter (or whatever it is) piece of hose? just shove it in there in place of the grommet?
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Maybe I need to see a pic of what exactly your talking about before you go too far...lol
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ok. i've been meaning to get pics of my car on here anyway so i'll do that and get back to ya. thanks.
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here's what i was talking about stymee. its the rubber "grommet" that seals the filler tube into the gas tank.


here it is on the tank:


i'm thinking i'll just re-use this one. its in decent shape and i can't seem to find a new one. i was planning on replacing everything down there that's part of or connected to the tank. why not right?
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Looks good, if no rips or cracks...go for it.
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you can always bring the one in your hand to the parst store with you and match it up to the one for the 'stang. it'll give you an idea, and help others if they run into this problem. that is unless of course you haven't put it back in yet,lol...
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newer fox body stang ones are bigger I believe...I recall having to use the stang "downtube"/filler neck when I swapped my 79 mont over to fuel injection
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the one i pulled out of my friend's 89 crown vic was actually smaller than the one from the gf's 'mont...
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