Re: SER1 Petrol tanks revisited

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From: Iain McKenzie
Subject: Re: SER1 Petrol tanks revisited
Date: 23:08 on 13 Nov 2004

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At 16:44 03/11/2004, you wrote:
>I think my S1 was reading the recent thread!
>
>My fuel tank was a new one through the club in late 2000, and has just 
>started leaking at the seams.
>Graham W

Hi,
Funny, this subject should crop up. My fiance, has just bought a 1954 86" 
(what a girl!) on the road, but needing a fair bit of fettling. Anyway, 
between doing the deal and collecting it the tank has started seeping from 
a seam at the bottom (well it wouldn't seep from a seam at the top would 
it!). the tank looks recent, ie: painted in red oxide and very crisp, new 
looking. It was supposed to be a repro tank from the club a few years ago.
I read these emails then went to see the vehicle that weekend and lo and 
behold it was leaking!!
Looks like there may be a quality issue with these new tanks. (Cant really 
comment as we didn't get it new so don't know the history of it, but 
coincidence or what).
We'll try the sealant stuff, and then probably end up doing what I did on 
my own 86", which was get a Series 2 tank, cut the filler neck off, weld 
the hole up, cut a hole in the correct area and fit the Series2 type filler 
neck to it with a gasket and 4 screws. Works a treat.
(I am aware of the safety issues of welding petrol tanks of course....!).

Regards

Iain McKenzie
www.fairmilerestorations.co.uk

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At 16:44 03/11/2004, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>I think
my S1 was reading the recent thread!&nbsp; <br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>My fuel tank was a new one through the club in
late 2000, and has just started leaking at the seams. </font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Graham W</font></blockquote><br>
Hi,<br>
Funny, this subject should crop up. My fiance, has just bought a 1954
86&quot; (what a girl!) on the road, but needing a fair bit of fettling.
Anyway, between doing the deal and collecting it the tank has started
seeping from a seam at the bottom (well it wouldn't seep from a seam at
the top would it!). the tank looks recent, ie: painted in red oxide and
very crisp, new looking. It was supposed to be a repro tank from the club
a few years ago. <br>
I read these emails then went to see the vehicle that weekend and lo and
behold it was leaking!! <br>
Looks like there may be a quality issue with these new tanks. (Cant
really comment as we didn't get it new so don't know the history of it,
but coincidence or what).<br>
We'll try the sealant stuff, and then probably end up doing what I did on
my own 86&quot;, which was get a Series 2 tank, cut the filler neck off,
weld the hole up, cut a hole in the correct area and fit the Series2 type
filler neck to it with a gasket and 4 screws. Works a treat. <br>
(I am aware of the safety issues of welding petrol tanks of
course....!).<br><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Regards<br><br>
Iain McKenzie<br>
<a href="http://www.fairmilerestorations.co.uk/"; eudora="autourl">www.fairmilerestorations.co.uk<br>
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