SER1 Petrol tanks revisited

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From: GRAHAM WOOD
Subject: SER1 Petrol tanks revisited
Date: 16:44 on 03 Nov 2004

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I think my S1 was reading the recent thread! =20

My fuel tank was a new one through the club in late 2000, and has just =
started leaking at the seams. It was thoroughly primed, painted and =
undersealed and there is no sign of  significant rust - it just leaks.  =
This seems a pretty poor lifespan to me, and in view of that and Matt =
Draysey's recent comments about the quality of his new club tank I'm a =
bit reluctant  to go down that road again. What are other peoples =
experiences of these tanks for everyday vehicles?  No one else currently =
has S1 tanks in stock but  I've been told that a lightweight tank is the =
same width and will fit, and as these are available as 'genuine' =
ex-military stock this seems appealing - has anyone fitted one of these =
to an S1?

For now I'm going to attack the existing tank with POR15 flexible tank =
sealer for a quick cheap fix and see how that works.=20

Graham W
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think my S1 was reading the recent =
thread!&nbsp;=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My fuel tank was a new one through the =
club in late=20
2000, and has just started leaking at the seams. It was thoroughly =
primed,=20
painted and undersealed and there is no sign of&nbsp; significant rust - =
it just=20
leaks.&nbsp; This seems a pretty poor lifespan to me, and in view of =
that and=20
Matt Draysey's recent comments about the quality of his new club tank =
I'm a bit=20
reluctant&nbsp; to go down that road again. What are other peoples =
experiences=20
of these tanks for everyday vehicles?&nbsp; No one else currently has S1 =
tanks=20
in stock&nbsp;but &nbsp;I've been told that a lightweight tank is the =
same width=20
and will fit, and as these are available as 'genuine' ex-military stock =
this=20
seems appealing - has anyone fitted one of these to an S1?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For now I'm going to attack the =
existing tank with=20
POR15 flexible tank sealer for a quick cheap fix and see how that=20
works.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Graham W</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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