Oh, ok. I will check it out.
Thanks~
Oh wow, I never knew that is where the gas take was located.
I will check it out today.
Thanks for the picture.
Thanks George.
Thanks Keith.
Here’s a better photo, the tank is easier to see:
One advantage - it’s easy to replace, remove the bolts, it lifts right out. I had the ‘pleasure’ of replacing mine after my brother backed into a steel post, ripping a hole in the tank bottom.
One disadvantage - if the car is hit from the rear that rubber hose inside the trunk can let go, spraying gas into the trunk and resulting in a VERY nasty fire.
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I checked the trunk and do smell gas. The rubber matt doesn’t seem to have the texture I was expecting. It seems sort of wet or mushy.
I smell gas in the engine area as well.
Is the firewall the part behind the back seat? Not sure there is a firewall. I see springs. I will get a photo.
Is replacement expensive?
The firewall is the sheet metal between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. The brake master cylinder attaches to it, for example. Holes or gaps or bad seals in the firewall will let fumes in the engine compartment into the passenger compartment.
What you see there is the back of the rear seat. Too bad there’s not a fire wall there, burning gasoline would have a tougher time getting into the passenger compartment if the car is rear-ended.
Does the floor mat in the trunk smell like gas? That would be a problem, the rubber hose could be leaking. Have you removed the floor mat and inspected the rubber hose? Is the top of the gas tank rust-free?
Replacing the gas tank is not very expensive, and it’s easy to do, like I said. But the tank is probably ok, it’s the rubber hose I’d look at first.
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No. the firewall is in the engine compartment. it is the metal area in-between your engine and the inside of your car.
Almost, that’s for the convertible. Without the rear seat back the coupe looks like this:
Just a big open hole.
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This video will show you a new gas tank being installed. just so you have a general idea.
Fuel Tank | 1965-1968 Mustang - YouTube
This link has some videos mixed in for the 1966 mustang that might help in the future.
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Keep after those gas leaks, while old cars have lots of fumes, raw gasoline shouldn’t be one of them. I like the comment above about checking the carb.
If you take to a local Mustang club meeting, I bet several members will be happy to take a look and see what the problem(s) is(are).
I’m glad you have most of the problems solved OP, enjoy your ride. Just curious, what did the shop say they did to the brakes to get them working better?
i bet $10 shop redid brakes and didnt even drive it. customer complains? ah, guess they have to look at it again.
Oh I see…the firewall is in the front. I will have it checked too.
I think I am going to take the car to a local place that only works on 65 and 66 Mustangs. I am also going to take it to the classic car meet they have every Saturday in my area and see if I can get some leads there too.
I’m glad to have the brake matter behind me but this gas smell has to be fixed next.
Thanks everyone.
Fixing the fuel system should not be too expensive. It’s very simple: gas tank, fuel gage sender, fuel lines, fuel pump, and carb. That’s it.
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I got to thinking, even if I didn’t bed the brakes in on my drum-brake truck, they’d still work pretty good. About the only idea I can come up with as the cause of the OP’s poor brake performance is maybe the shoes were the wrong size? My truck uses 11 inch drums, but 10 inch was apparently an option, and the shoe-size has to match the drum size. A mistake like that seems improbable though.
Wow, is that yours Weekend Warrior?