Delberts Wallet Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 I've just found out that my garage floor paint isn't petrol resistant! My petrol tank appears to have sprung a leak. How easy is it to remove the tank. The car is a '99 K series. Cheers Gareth Who Dares Twins bum.gif bum.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 I had this happen a couple of years ago. The most difficult part on my car was getting the honeycomb boot floor out! It had to come out a certain way or it seemed to jam every other way. Rest is very straight forward stuff ('93 de Dion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 Just wait till you try putting the floor back - if you thought you had problems getting it out - i knew it went in 'cos i took it out, but it took me ages and ages and ages. Next time I'm cutting the bit out that goes behind the petrol hoses! My brand new, filled once with petrol leaked where one of the internal baffles had been welded Caterham suppied a new tank before SVA. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 Jack the car up - it helps. Remove the boot floor. Disconnect all hoses and wires. Remove the two long bolts and the bar that holds the tank in. Plug off the return pipe with a fuel injection tank. Lift up one side and drop the other down towards the floor. The tank should be manouverable into an upright position. Now lift it vertically upwards between the two rear tubes of the roll-over bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 You can drop it out of the bottom as well on cars which use the angle section and long bolts to retain the tank. On the strap attached variety (older cars...) out the top is the best way. Fat Arn The NOW PROVEN R500 Eaterid=red> See the Lotus Seven Club 4 Counties Area Website hereid=green> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Flatters Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Don't forget to empty it first. Doh! Steve Mell PTM 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Am just doing this today on my cross-flow as part of the winter re-build. The boot floor is the biggest pain. NEVER force it as it will easily damage the external ali on the sides of the car. It will go if you remove it by angling it at exactly the same angle as the back stays on the roll over bar and then lifting one side and removing it to the left or right over the rear mudguards. You don't need to remove the roll over bar to remove the tank either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 ....... and I thought it was just me being 'awkward' about getting the floor in/out!!! Not alone then.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberts Wallet Posted January 27, 2002 Author Share Posted January 27, 2002 OK, I've got the tank out. The floor was no problem wink.gif. Is it possible to get the tank repair or is it best to get a new one. The hole seems to be along edge that sit on the bottom supports. One thing I did notice is that there are a couple of mark on the de-dion tube that line up with the metal fixing straps and both of the straps were loose. The leak may have been cause by the tank moving about and wearing through. Just a thought. Cheers Gareth Who Dares Twins bum.gif bum.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Gareth , The tank should sit on some rubber strip, that should prevent the bottom supports wearing through the tank. The straps should be equally protected. Most local engineering firms should easily be able to weld it up provided they have someone who can weld ali. Some are funny about doing fuel tanks, but if you wash it out thoroughly so that there is no hint of petrol vapour it should be easy to do. If when repaired you cannot find any rubber strip, a bicycle inner tube is made of identical stuff and cheap to buy, so just cut one of them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberts Wallet Posted January 28, 2002 Author Share Posted January 28, 2002 Graham, The rubber strip appears to have all but gone on the supports but is intact on the straps. I'll have a ring around some local welders to see what I can find. Thanks all for the advice Gareth Who Dares Twins bum.gif bum.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Flatters Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 I am just doing the same job as you. Caterham sell s/a rubber foam strip about 25mm wide just for this job. Steve Mell PTM 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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