Hi Ho Silver

Ive just taken out my fuel tank, Im replacing all the pipes and seals. My car is an Euro 83, when I have taken it out, above the filler neck is a rectangle which has various teeth marks, what is this for. I will put a photo on tomorrow, is it some kind of connector to connect the top of the tank filler to the body of the car to ensure it fits properly, it hasnt got anything to screw to, and it doesnt look like anything has snapped off. Has anyone got any photos of the fuel accumulator on the same model car as mine, Ive ordered the new support but the holders have rotted off he car. Im currently patching the area up.

Many thanks

Peter

Mrmerlin

Hi Ho if you post some picture it will make diagnosis easier, i dont really understand you issue

Hi Ho Silver

Hi mate,

Yes I was just waiting to take a photo, I thought I would give it a clean so you can see it properly, any way here it is, have a look, is this normal?

Hi Ho Silver

It looks like a plastic mouth organ glued onto the top of the tank????

76FJ55

I believe it originally had an aluminum tab that was polded into the top. the tab then had an allen bolt which attached it to the body. the tab appears to have been broken or corroded off and is no longer present.

Maybach_Man

what 76fj55 said

76FJ55

This isn't the best image (copied from another Rennlist post), but the tab is visable.

Dennis Wilson

The tanks for the later models had additional mount points.

Dennis

Mrmerlin

well if you open the fuel tank door and look just above it inside you might the other side of the tab thats bolted to the standoff inside the fuel filler door, it is just above where the cap would sit and to the rear

Hi Ho Silver

Ive been under there all day cleaning everything for when I put the tank back in, the whole section above the door is corroded, nothing left, nothing to fix an allen key to, Im going to sort that out in the morning, how can I get a fix on somethin up there with the aluminium fixer thing gone??

Hi Ho Silver

This is what the fuel accumulator looks like with all its fittings on an older car, however mine does not have the fuel filter in the rear whell arch and the accumulator is the other way up, has anyone a picture of what mine should look like, everythin had rotted on mine, so I need to repalce as new, welding the lot.

Many thanks

peter

Hi Ho Silver

Here are 2 photos of the area where the fuel accumulator should be, I need to weld on new parts to bolt too

Hi Ho Silver

Ive managed to replace the fuel accumulator, I had to make new shelves to attach it to, here are the photos, tank goes back in tomorrow

Hi Ho Silver

Ive been sandblasting the wheelarch, we get bad rust in England, just so you know what Ive been doing