Nick Tucker Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi all.New on here. 5 months into ownership of a 1971 Vitesse Convertible.Today I had a nice drive home with the roof down. Then thought I'd have a look at my fuel leak. Wish I had looked here first as I tried to undo the drain plug!!!!!!. Bad move apparently!. Oh yes its running out now. B*****r!. Trying to get tank out now and its not having it. have read how here but with the tank as high as I can get it, the drain bolt is still the heads thickness thru the bottom hole?. bit stumped at the mo!Tomorrows looking fun.Cheers Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Remove the small bracket that supports the boot lid stay, that gives you another inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tucker Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 HI Paul. Thanks for reply. That's as far as I've got. Even with the stay removed the bolt stick thru the hole. Have to have another go tomorrow as out to hospital visiting soon.Cheers anyway Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hefty wiggling gets it out - and then you wonder why it was so awkward. Other option is a bar between it and the floor to let it pop out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody47uk Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 It is possible, just awkward! Replacement tanks don't have the drain plug... and life gets a lot easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Whilst you have it out it might be well worth taking it to a place to be cleaned and lined. I took my tank to a local place near the docks who does radiators and fuel tanks. It cost me £60 and he cleaned it out, treated inside and pressure tested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 My local company are called Fuel-Tank Renu; they split the tank at the welds, sandblast inside and out, reweld then coat inside and out with a plastic coating. Cost me £100 for an estate tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Disconnect the stay, then take out the small bracket it's attached to.Push the drain plug up through the floor - be prepared to push the floor downward to gain clearance in some cases. Once clear, swing the front lower end of the tank in towards the centre of the boot.Now you can slide the back end of the tank downwards and into the boot, pulling the filler neck through it's opening as you go.It gets simpler once you've done it a few hundred times...Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Oh, and wait until you have to put it back, with its grommet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Quoted from ferny Oh, and wait until you have to put it back, with its grommet... Grommet fitted in the wing first.Lots of Autoglym's Vinyl & Rubber Care as a lubricant, push the neck through the grommet then reverse the removal sequence.It's always easier getting them back in,Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I obviously don't have the knack. If I do it that way I always push the grommet out. If I try and feed it on when the tank is in I always get a little bit sweary.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Quoted from ferny I obviously don't have the knack. If I do it that way I always push the grommet out. If I try and feed it on when the tank is in I always get a little bit sweary.... When I fitted my tank back I forgot to put the grommet in, and got sweary then. After doing it from the outside I swore more! "Who's F***Kin idea was this!?" was said more than once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt306 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Mine had lots of holes I found a new one on ebay with no drain plug.... BONZAR!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tucker Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi. Guys. Thanks for the reply's. All sorted and back in twice. had the plug cut off and hole welded up. Put a couple of litres in and no leak Yip1. easy put back without plug. Put rest of can in and leaked again!!!!!. Few choice words were emitted >. They did it again today and in again. No leak Yip2!. Anyway it was a good chance to replace the over riders while out so she looks blinging on her rear. Thanks again Nick.Ps whoever designed that hopefully had a good talking too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mc Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Probably got promoted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt306 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Quoted from Nick Tucker Ps whoever designed that hopefully had a good talking too! Yes his work was so poor he got moved to the panel alignment department Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Is the boot floor / drain plug seal still available? I removed one recently with the texture of a bathroom sponge and probably the same water content too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I found a large grommet, from a Nissan Almera or Primera IIRC with perfect OD to fit the floor and nipple in the centre that can be cut out to slip over the tank spigot (pic)Banjo/pipe feed my HP fuel pump and are irrelevant to this thread.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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