l2vette

I removed the gas tank from my 72 Shark yesterday and there was something rattling arond inside it. Well it was actually two things, the first item was a red cap to a STP Gas treatment bottle and the second was this aluminum button like thing. It's about a half inch in diameter and has the letters GS embossed in it. Does anyone know if that was a factory item or just the last owner using the gas tank as a garbage can!!
Thanks.
:D

1979toy

Maybe your car ate a Buick Grand Sport :jester

81' Corvette Guy

Maybe the "GS" stands for Gas Sucker...? :smash:

lyndave75

:withstupid: :lol: :lolg:

Steve Straus

You have the rare Corvette GS option. It originally had a twin turbo 427 producing 800 horsepower. This "sleeper" option was shipped to the dealership with the emblems in the gas tank. Put this car on ebay, you'll make a million bucks.

Seriously though, take a picture of the emblem. It sounds like someone had it sitting on the rear deck and accidentally knocked it into the tank.

Dalannex

It's kind of like the pop can sweepstakes. You buy the car, when the tank is empty you look in the bottom, if there is a a little GS button in the bottom you win 1 billion dollars. Offer expires 30 days after day of original purchase. :lol: :lolg:

-Justin

SuprJames

I was ripped. Mine didin't have any suprises in the bottom!

l2vette

That's affirmative!!!
:cheers:

munday

:U

QuickVet

:lol: gotta love a free gift

l2vette

Does anyone know if the factory put that in the gas tank for any reason or ? :confused:

Indy Year 25

Could that be one of those snake oil products..........$19.95 toss the disc in you tank and double your gas mileage. (results may vary) Act now and we will throw in our first born. ??????

dath

Naww, I'm sure they didn't do it. Probably like was said, someone set it on the back and accidently knocked it in. Maybe didn't even notice and spent years looking for it and couldn't ever find it again. That'd be my luck :rolleyes:

Alwyn678

werd :lol:

l2vette

I'm just wondering if it was intended to act as a device to keep stuff from sticking to the inside of the tank and causing some kind of growth in there!
:D

Indy Year 25

Does it look like a button? Maybe it was a girl scout?

427V8

His car ate a girlscout?! :eek:

LAvetteman

:lol: :D We need some sort of "biting tongue" emicon.

Rockn-Roll

Now you know what that hesitation is that kicks in periodically which seems to be something like a plug in the fuel system. That button probably gets sucked up against the fuel pickup every now and then. Great for those dates where you can say it ran out of gas and will have to wait in the car for a couple of hours until the tow truck arrives. :reddevil

BlueL36

Could it be a Girl Scout button? :D