07-30-2009, 01:34 AM
Well, the Chrysler and GMC bankruptcies definitely are not helping with the availability of OEM parts. It is looking like Chrysler dropped a whole range of parts for relatively recent models and the third party makers are playing catch up. It does not pay to be caught in the gap between very new and older cars. I also know a few sources of quick and easy finding of parts for older cars, but this one is not quite old enough.
I may have to go the route of having a new section of pipe welded in to fix the filler neck. At least I would only have to drain the tank enough to remove it from the tank gasket and have the top piece taken out of the quarter panel. But that is the kind of thing my mechanic would have suggested early on, so he might not think there is enough left to weld up and replace the missing section. He did take a look at the bad filler neck and get the VIN to be sure he was getting the right replacement part(s).
I may have to go the route of having a new section of pipe welded in to fix the filler neck. At least I would only have to drain the tank enough to remove it from the tank gasket and have the top piece taken out of the quarter panel. But that is the kind of thing my mechanic would have suggested early on, so he might not think there is enough left to weld up and replace the missing section. He did take a look at the bad filler neck and get the VIN to be sure he was getting the right replacement part(s).