New (old) '64 Econoline and first question

Hello All,

I'm the proud new owner of a 1964 Econoline with a 1967 Mustang/Fairlane engine. It's a funky little van, which I bought from the 2nd owner, who owned and daily drove it for 35 years!

I have kind of an odd question:

The day I bought the van, I filled up the gas tank, and the particular pump I was using was very sensitive and kept clicking off. Which led to my overfilling the gas tank, and I could see fuel dripping out from what looked like above the front of the gas tank.

Now when I fill the tank, there's a strong gas smell around the van. Is there anything I could have broken or disrupted by forcing too much fuel into the system? I've looked for a diagram of how the vent hoses, etc. are all connected, but haven't found anything that shows the whole system in detail.

I'm wondering how I should go about troubleshooting this. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks so much. Here's a picture of my van during my first trip down the Pacific Coast Highway in it...

http://yfrog.com/esobl1j

Welcome to VV!!!!

I've found that modern pumps go way to fast for our old vans. Take it slow when filling or it will click off and/or slosh out the filler neck. Double check your vent tube also, if it is pinched off you'll have trouble fueling.

change that vent hose. Super easy to do and cheap. If you remove the iron weight above the gas tank for any reason make sure you have a extra pair of hands or a good jack. Its heavy!

Thanks, everyone--this is super-helpful. To replace the rubber vent hose, do I need to special-order a part, or is that a standard size of tubing?

I didn't have a detailed diagram of this system in my copy of the shop manual, so I really appreciate your posting it, Donivan65. It looks like there's more info on the facing page; if it's not too much trouble, do you mind sharing that facing page as well?

I think the brakes are all set, but I'll check on that as well.

I removed the old vent hose a took it to the Auto parts store. They were able to give me the size I needed. I bought 5ft and cut it to size at home.