saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**dennislbrooks** · 10-16-2016, 10:32 AM

I do not know if this is typical for a 1941 saddle tank but I do know the cab never had a tank under the seat.

About 18" round ----- flat on frame side --- and 30 inches long and is only on passenger side just rear of running board.

CSHADES · 10-17-2016, 09:49 AM

I have a couple of cab overs 1941-46 and both of them have square saddle tanks. It looks like someone replaced the original tank on yours. I think most of the big trucks had external mounted tanks.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-17-2016, 01:24 PM

Interesting. I have a 39 1.5 ton and it has an in-cab under the seat tank. Fill neck on passenger side, and no evidence of it ever having a saddle tank. Maybe there was a change between 39 and 41?

68panelman · 10-17-2016, 09:03 PM

Looks period correct, what kind of bed is on the truck?, My '42 1.5 dump had the under seat tank, I've seen the saddle rectangular ones in photos and factory manuals, maybe the bed manufacturer installed it.

**dennislbrooks** · 10-17-2016, 09:26 PM

Maybe it was delivered as a cab and chassis and a bed supplier put the dump bed on and saddle tank. Maybe removed the seat tank. The cab had no selector valve on it. I did not find a solid rubber plug in the factory fill hole like on the later -- 60's c40s and up.

I do not know for sure how it was delivered and changed in its life. I do know the top was replaced on the cab at some point in its life as the post seams were spot welded and sloppily leaded.

9YR01 7790 --i think is the serial/model number

68panelman · 10-17-2016, 09:42 PM

The tank is a relic of 70 + - yrs of who knows what or did what, me...I like it .
The crude welding of the top cab section meeting the cowl I assume, is just that, war production was about to explode so they were getting these guys out as fast as possible, mine looks as if it was stick welded

**dennislbrooks** · 10-18-2016, 08:02 AM

Maybe but my 42 ----1/2 ton has a consistent raised bead weld that may been factory gas welded.

10-16-2016, 10:32 AM	#1
dennislbrooks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,764	saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 I do not know if this is typical for a 1941 saddle tank but I do know the cab never had a tank under the seat. About 18" round ----- flat on frame side --- and 30 inches long and is only on passenger side just rear of running board. Attached Images __________________ 1942 Chevy 1/2 ton Rod, 1959 GMC 1/2 ton Fleet Stepside, 1967 Chevy SWB K10, 1985 Corvette Coupe 4+3, 2015 Chevy Duramax reg cab 4WD W/T

10-17-2016, 09:49 AM	#2
CSHADES Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: portage wi Posts: 503	Re: saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 I have a couple of cab overs 1941-46 and both of them have square saddle tanks. It looks like someone replaced the original tank on yours. I think most of the big trucks had external mounted tanks.

10-17-2016, 01:24 PM	#3
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 Interesting. I have a 39 1.5 ton and it has an in-cab under the seat tank. Fill neck on passenger side, and no evidence of it ever having a saddle tank. Maybe there was a change between 39 and 41? __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-17-2016, 09:03 PM	#4
68panelman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Delaware and Long Island, New York Posts: 3,450	Re: saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 Looks period correct, what kind of bed is on the truck?, My '42 1.5 dump had the under seat tank, I've seen the saddle rectangular ones in photos and factory manuals, maybe the bed manufacturer installed it.

10-17-2016, 09:26 PM	#5
dennislbrooks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,764	Re: saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 Maybe it was delivered as a cab and chassis and a bed supplier put the dump bed on and saddle tank. Maybe removed the seat tank. The cab had no selector valve on it. I did not find a solid rubber plug in the factory fill hole like on the later -- 60's c40s and up. I do not know for sure how it was delivered and changed in its life. I do know the top was replaced on the cab at some point in its life as the post seams were spot welded and sloppily leaded. 9YR01 7790 --i think is the serial/model number __________________ 1942 Chevy 1/2 ton Rod, 1959 GMC 1/2 ton Fleet Stepside, 1967 Chevy SWB K10, 1985 Corvette Coupe 4+3, 2015 Chevy Duramax reg cab 4WD W/T Last edited by dennislbrooks; 10-17-2016 at 09:33 PM.

10-17-2016, 09:42 PM	#6
68panelman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Delaware and Long Island, New York Posts: 3,450	Re: saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 The tank is a relic of 70 + - yrs of who knows what or did what, me...I like it . The crude welding of the top cab section meeting the cowl I assume, is just that, war production was about to explode so they were getting these guys out as fast as possible, mine looks as if it was stick welded

10-18-2016, 08:02 AM	#7
dennislbrooks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,764	Re: saddle tank on a 1 1/2 ton 1941 Maybe but my 42 ----1/2 ton has a consistent raised bead weld that may been factory gas welded. __________________ 1942 Chevy 1/2 ton Rod, 1959 GMC 1/2 ton Fleet Stepside, 1967 Chevy SWB K10, 1985 Corvette Coupe 4+3, 2015 Chevy Duramax reg cab 4WD W/T



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