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« Reply #6885 on: October 27, 2013, 06:07:52 PM » |
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Just ordered a pair from Ebay, (from "Car Parts International"). Identical to the Car Builder Solutions ones, but half the price. £9.90 for 2.
So where's the best place to put them? Tank, pump, then one way valve, then T piece to the other tank?
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« Reply #6886 on: October 27, 2013, 06:18:22 PM » |
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between the tank and the pump i,d say  |
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« Reply #6887 on: October 29, 2013, 07:28:27 PM » |
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One way valves arrived in the post & fitted. The only available spot to fit them was after the tank, filter & pump, (the fuel lines are rigid steel with short rubber sections). I guess I only needed one, to stop fuel draining back from the higher tank into the lower one, but I had a pair, so fitted one to each tank. I ran the engine & it seems there's no leaks or fuel starving, so that's good. I bought some "Petro Patch Chemical Metal" putty to try & seal the ends of the Pop tank, (the higher one), as the steel's so thin in places it's actually porous. That stuff's O.K for wedging into nooks & crannies, but you can't smear a thin film of it across a surface as I'd hoped. So I've decided to just pull the tank out & use "Petseal" tank sealant inside it instead. Didn't want to as I've had very mixed results with that stuff in the past, but I'd rather tackle the problem properly now, than be doing it the night before we're due to drive to Holland in a couple of weeks time.
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« Reply #6888 on: October 29, 2013, 08:37:48 PM » |
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I've heard of another tank sealant that's better than Petseal with the ethanol - someone will come up with the name I'm sure! Maybe it's this POR15 - Frost are usually good aren't they? http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-tanks-products/por15-fuel-tank-sealers.html |
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« Reply #6889 on: October 29, 2013, 09:04:44 PM » |
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We tried Por 15 on the other tank, (a standard Reliant tank, but cut down to fit the Pop chassis). It wouldn't cure properly, so we ended up adding Petseal as well, bought from a local motorcycle shop, as the tank was leaking & we were racing to meet the SVA test deadline. It worked. M & P Accessories sell it on Ebay. Ebay Petseal |
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« Reply #6890 on: October 30, 2013, 08:08:13 PM » |
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Pop tank removed ready to seal. The local motorcycle shop didn't have it in stock, but wanted 60 quid for the kit. I'll be buying the 20 quid one from Ebay, which is ethanol resistant.
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« Reply #6891 on: October 31, 2013, 07:43:21 PM » |
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« Reply #6892 on: October 31, 2013, 07:55:30 PM » |
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Maybe it's a better quality kit, but as long as it works, I don't care. Ordered it last night. Cost £19.98 including postage.
We repaired the rust damage to the bottom of the drivers door with the door off the car. I cut a straight strip of steel to replace the underside, not realising the outer skin curves. So now it doesn't follow the sill as it should. So I'll spend the next day or 2 fettling it to fit while I wait for the sealant to arrive.
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« Reply #6893 on: November 01, 2013, 05:46:28 PM » |
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It might be easier to make your own replica tank. I bought some expensive sealer from a local bike shop. Didn't work  This was for a new tank, never had fuel in, thoroughly degreased etc. Wouldn't stick. I think the tank was too smooth inside for it to adhere to. |
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« Reply #6894 on: November 01, 2013, 05:56:10 PM » |
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Yeah, different makes of sealant come with different amounts of "prep" solution. The Ebay ad for Petseal shows a can & one bottle. Some have 2 bottles. A cleaner to degrease the tank, then an etch primer, then the sealant. We've got spare cleaner/etch at the workshop, left over from the previous tank.
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« Reply #6895 on: November 01, 2013, 06:00:56 PM » |
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Got pointed the direction of these people by Dan, he had his Pontiac tank done by them. I need some time to take the Met tank down to them to see what they can do. I haven't found a better alternative. http://www.arrowrad.co.uk/fuel-tanks.html |
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« Reply #6896 on: November 01, 2013, 06:58:30 PM » |
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i need to get a VERY LARGE petrol tank chemically cleaned ,, |
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« Reply #6897 on: November 01, 2013, 07:09:15 PM » |
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See above^^^^^
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« Reply #6898 on: November 03, 2013, 06:31:02 PM » |
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Took the plunge today, mixed the Petseal resin with the hardener & poured it into the Pop tank. If it doesn't set, it's gonna be a bugger to remove. Very cold at the workshop today, so I spent the afternoon constantly rotating the tank to spread the sealant evenly over the inside, as well as warming it in front of a heater. By the end of the afternoon the left over sealant in the mixing cup was beginning to set but that had been sat in the cold by the workshop door, so hopefully it'll work. The instructions said to leave the tank for 7 days to fully harden before trying fuel in it. We have to drive the Pop to Holland next Thursday, so I kinda hope it works.
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« Reply #6899 on: November 03, 2013, 08:36:41 PM » |
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I did my baby Yam tank with Petseal and it worked a treat - of course that was before there was ethanol in the fuel, but I think it's sorted for that now.
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