ROG100

New Product Hat Trick

Thanks to a clever Rennlister we are pleased to offer a replacement for the dreaded "spin out" threaded boss in the tank outlet.

The threaded boss is located in the tank outlet from inside the tank. Has a seal to ensure no leakage from the internal joint. Allows the use of the standard fuel strainer or the internal pump. No epoxy needed.

Price will be $150 and includes the seal.

Will be available shortly and if you want to get on the waiting list please email me at Roger@928sRus.com.

Daniel5691

Gorgeous.

docmirror

I seen it up close while I was gnoshing his food, drinking his wine, and razzing with his dog. It's nice. Well made from good Al. It's a perm fix to the dreaded problem.

Get one.

hlee96

Any trick to how the part is pressed in from inside the tank? Will there be instructions for me, the chronically incompetent home mechanic?

thanks
hoi

GJB928

Pretty sure it's drawn in as you are tightening the strainer. Just have to get the insert lined up first. I saw another post where they used a coat hanger as a guide and slid the insert down. Having just done my fuel tank strainer/seal last year I can see how elegant this solution is and appears very well made.

AirtekHVAC

Yea baby! That is awesome! ...what a great product...and fantastic idea.

Now I have to take $15 a week out of my check and cram into the 928 jar...

Roger and all else involved...thanks for coming out with these great products...you are saving us all a ton of money, and saving sharks lives!

docmirror

Another method is to start with dental floss into the fill port, and then a hair dryer blowing the thread down to the outlet. Once you fish the dental floss out of the outlet, cut the dental floss line at the inlet, then thread the connector over the floss, and jiggle it down to the outlet. You could even tie the floss to the fitting and pull it through, then cut the floss once in position.

Alternately, substitute a shop-vac at the outlet port, and draw the floss from the inlet. Once through the tank, feed the fitting on the floss as above.

BauerR

I used the threaded rod technique with washers and fishing line to get everything drawn into place. It, literally, took me about 10 minutes to do, start to finish.
I will try to get some photos of what I used and how I used it this week. Maybe that will help some.

The Forgotten On

Just remove the fuel level sensor.

It's right above the filter screen and I'm sure anyone can reach their hands down that hole easily to put it in place.

drooman

Maybe if you have REALLY small hands. I bought 3 feet of 3/8 threaded rod from the hardware store, then sliced an old strainer down to just the threaded section of the strainer. Thread it into the new sleeve, use a couple 3/8 nuts to capture it on the end of the rod...bend rod appropriately. The bend takes a few tries to maneuver it through the baffle and into the tank hole. If you leave some length on the rod you can grab it and pull the insert into place. Once in remove nut, rod, and sliced strainer insert. This is perhaps the strangest looking item in my "special tool" selection.

This new insert looks like a great product..the inner seal probably doesn't hurt either...but does not fit 1978 tanks, right?

ROG100

Jury is out on that one. I am not sure the threaded sleeve OD was any different to all the other tanks. We do know that there was a small difference in the thread size. So providing the ID of the tank outlet without the threaded sleeve will accept the boss you are in business and can use the later strainer and in-tank pump.
Worst case the OD of the boss can be machined to the correct ID of the 78 tank outlet.
We just need someone with a 78 to be the test case.

drooman

the OD of the '78 sleeve is 40mm

ROG100

The OD of the boss is 40 mm so we should be golden

Devin Rogers

Is this available now?

ROG100

In stock and ready to go 8>)