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401/3 petrol tanks
I am investigating having a new tank made of aluminium. Is anybody else interested as the price will go down the more we buy?
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I had a stainless steel tank made some years ago. Fitted perfectly. My guess is that it would cost at least £1,000 now.
Chose stainless as my old tank was completely peppered with corrosion and with the hydroscopic action of methanol felt that alluminium wouldn't last |
Ethanol seems to be the problem, particularly if water gets in. There are treatments to prevent aluminium corrosion which we may have to use anyway to protect carburettors etc. I like the idea of stainless except for the weight.
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The only change I would have made would have been to put the filler at the top of the tank rather than the bottom. I put a one way valve in the (massive) breather pipe to stop fuel spewing out of it when filled up but it would only allow me to put a third of a tank in (valve since removed). |
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