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[gaffer1986]

when i said drill holes, i kinda meant 10mm ones. 

 

haha, they did the job. I've dropped the fuel sender metal thing 

[gaffer1986]

Got it, fuel evaporates damn quickly!

[gaffer1986]

This is the fuel sender

 

20170318_142330 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

Fitted

 

20170318_142450 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

But now the fuel pump housing won't go all the way to the bottom of the tank?

[smiley]

Remove that black zipty that blocks the system from full compression.

And use some soapy stuff to lube the blue o-ring for easier popping.

Edited by smiley, 18 March 2017 - 02:51 PM.

[gaffer1986]

Thanks smiley, I don't know what black zipty is, I realised that it's normal for it to compress so wasn't so afraid of breaking it. My hands are very sore and bleeding but it's in. I hate circlips with a passion. What's wrong with nuts and bolts.

[gaffer1986]

It started first time! Hasn't started first time since I got back from cadwell! The fuel pump regulator is making a hissy sound and the pump makes a high pitch humming sound. Although I haven't put it back together yet so it may be quieter when I do that. Hopefully that sorts it

[Wolfstone]

Well done gaffer. And well done .org.

[gaffer1986]

Thanks for everyone's help. Saved me a small fortune, especially Vocky's £50 pump. Well, I haven't driven it yet so touch wood!

[Raptor]

result! :

[vocky]

I have re-added the photo links in the first post

[gaffer1986]

Thanks, yours is somewhat neater

[chris_uk]

 

 

not perfectly straight which annoyed me. i will put it on the list of jobs to do lol 

[gaffer1986]

That rubber bit is a good idea.

[gaffer1986]

I'm a bit worried about cutting aluminium without a vice. Do you think a plastic cover will suffice?

[gaffer1986]

I'm going to use plastic.

[gaffer1986]

  20170318_133913 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr  

I'm worried that if I put plastic or aluminium over it the big black plastic thing with speakers and roof shelf won't fit too well. So I'm going to refit the inspection plate with the cut out and seal the cut line with adhesive silicone. May not be the prettiest but I'm not bothered about things you never see as long as it does the job.

[vocky]

it does need to be quite thin to fit underneath the speaker / shelf trim

[quimbles]

all way neater than mine, but like you say gaffer out of sight out of mind!

 

i dropped a rivet in the gap between the tank, no way was i trying to fish that out..... only just after 2 years worked its way free