1959 Plymouth Belvedere (230 Flathead Six) – Runs Fine Cold, Then Gradually Loses Power and Stalls After 10–15 km

[Faulkner]

There’s a lot of other discussion in this thread, but read from here on down:

Faulkner gets a Redo

I ordered a gas filler tube grommet today on ebay, tomorrow I plan to drop the tank. I crawled under to inspect. Looks pretty yucky under there! [IMG_1480.JPG] [IMG_1481.JPG] Dick, I saw where you advised Rob from Michigan: I was thinking that with the gas tank drained, connections removed and straps removed - it might be possible to break the filler tube connection by twisting the tank. What are your thoughts about that? I think it’s going to be tight to get a strap around that tube…