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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: fmr187 on April 21, 2020, 12:45:45 PM
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When did Ford add the drain plug to the fuel tanks? My 65, built in Feb, does not have a drain plug. Researching this what I find is everything mentioning the drain plug. Was there a change over during the year?
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Drain plugs were used 65-68 and it was either in 69 or 70 when tanks without them started being used in production.
If your 65 doesn't have a drain plug, it's a replacement. Ford serviced them like that too, even though they didn't match what was installed on the assembly line.
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Drain plugs were used 65-68 and it was either in 69 or 70 when tanks without them started being used in production.
If your 65 doesn't have a drain plug, it's a replacement. Ford serviced them like that too, even though they didn't match what was installed on the assembly line.
+1 . Early 69 production had drain plugs the transition to without was later 69 up .
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My tank has the following part number stenciled on it. C5ZZ-9002-D. Is this a Ford replacement number?
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My tank has the following part number stenciled on it. C5ZZ-9002-D. Is this a Ford replacement number?
The fact that it has a stenciled number on it suggests that it was replaced with a service replacement unit
On later versions a stenciled date can be found also during some eras
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My tank has the following part number stenciled on it. C5ZZ-9002-D. Is this a Ford replacement number?
Keep in mind any part number prefix with a trailing 'Z' is a replacement part number, not an engineering part number. There wouldn't have been any 'ZZ' markings/tags from the assembly plant on a Mustang.