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Petrol tank

Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:16 pm
by Geoff Butcher
I'm thinking of changing my tank, but I see in the build manual it says that an assistant is required. How hard is to do on your own, and what snags am I going to find?
Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:59 pm
by johnnyfixit
you probably need the many hands of Vishnue to hold and bolt with the neck filler etc

Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:15 pm
by Rich
I did the tank on my Gold by myself, just needed to wedge it up with my knee while I ran a couple of nuts on to hold it in place.
Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:33 pm
by Geoff Butcher
Does it help if you're a contortionist?
Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:24 pm
by Rich
Geoff Butcher wrote:Does it help if you're a contortionist?
I'm a long way from being a contortionist mate, more stressful was finding how hard I was going to have to belt my brand new tank with a hammer to make it fit between the hydrolastic turrets on the subframe.
Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:50 pm
by Geoff Butcher
Oh, what fun I had removing the 23 year old tank mounting bolts! Being an observant sort of chap, I noticed my new tank has, apart from the filler, no fewer than three pipes, two quarter inch and one five-eighths, coming out of the back. What can these be for, I wonder, as the present tank manages quite well with none?
Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:29 pm
by Alan D.
I think they might be for the fuel injection and am guessing it's a Rover 100 tank! I think you should fit the engine to match the tank!
Alan
Re: Petrol tank

Posted:
Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:10 pm
by Geoff Butcher
Please don't put ideas into my head!