Bertrand Daoust

Hello,

I bought a new (to me) tank strap (thanks Don!) but it doesn't have the cover shown here. See the green arrow in the photo.
I think the new strap was removed from a '85.

My question is does anybody knows how it is held to the tank strap?

My plan is to remove the one I have on my old strap and put it on my new one.

It looks that it is tack welded there but not sure.

Thanks in advance.




This photo is from another thread here.

ammonman

That is a heat shield for the exhaust pipe that runs between the fuel tank and the back cover of the differential. I believe it is spot welded into place on the tank strap. I can get pics from my spare strap when I get back home this weekend.

Mike

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks Mike.

That's what I think too.
The old one is still in place. Hard to see.

I'll try to work out something to transfer it to the new one.

Strange that it's shown in two different parts in the PET.

But first thing, I'll need to empty the fuel tank before doing any thing there.
The tank is full for the winter storage...

Any suggestions guys beside driving it!

Don Carter

Bertrand,

I'm happy to refund you if it doesn't look like you'll be able to make it work.

Don

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks Don.

If the stap fit on my car - I think it will (unless someone confirm it won't) - I'll find a way to transfer the cover to the new strap.

dr bob

Options include:

A cheap siphon (from Wal-Mart/etc), the one with the squeeze bulb, and a can to siphon into. Better IMHO is the replacement one for the outboard-engine fuel tank, has better bulb and way better hoses. (also at Wal-Mart in sporting goods > boating)

Pinch the hose between tank out and FP in, remove FP end, into gas can, unpinch the hose and monitor fill level in the can.

Home Depot (and others) sell a cute battery (2x D-cells) battery operated transfer pump meant for kerosene/diesel. It specifically says not for flammables though... Anyway, folks report using it successfully for gasoline, with the normal warnings.

Those warnings apply to all methods of course. So don't risk a fire by doing this in the enclosed space that includes the pilot light on the water heater or clothes drier, or other possible sources of ignition. Do it completely out of/away from the garage if you can. Fire extinguisher backs up charged garden hose.

Fogey1

+1 for Dr Bob. You could go through the filler or remove the ~4" sender cover inside the hatch.

You'll need more than one can, if it's full. I have these and like them. Unlike the US version with the screw-on cap they actually seal well and don't let fumes escape. Not cheap, but ...
http://deutscheoptik.com/WAVIAN-Grea...T-OF-FOUR.html
80 liters is almost enough to empty a full tank. They're available elsewhere a little cheaper, maybe.

+928 for the doctor's cautions.

dr bob

The battery-operated pump allows you to push fuel from the 928 directly into another car's tank, if you are so inclined.

James Bailey

If the tank is really, really full....the top of the sender is below about a gallon or so of fuel.

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

I plan to try this (later this winter, when we'll get milder temperatures):



I will need two rubber hoses and may be a little valve to put on one of the hose.
I'll transfer the fuel from the tank (through the filler neck) to a five gallon gas can - few cans of course - and use it in my daily driver... And/or wife's car... And/or daughter's car!

Should do the trick!

Thanks again.

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks for the tip James.
...My tank is FULL right now.

dr bob

So that bulb pump is used to start a siphon feed, from tank down to a can on the floor. When you want flow to stop, you raise the receing can up higher than then the liquid in the tank. The gravity stops, flow stops with it. Pull the suction hose almost all the way out of the filler neck, and stuff the discharge end back in. Pump to clear the line. Or just pull the suction hose almost all the way out of the filler neck when your can gets close to full, and let the hose and bulb drain into the gas can.

Bertrand Daoust

Thanks Dr.

Imo000

You never siphoned gas when you were a kid to fill your dirtbike?
Just get a piece of garden hose and start sucking. I'm sure there are videos on YouTube if you can't figure it out.

Regular and Premium do taste different.

Bertrand Daoust

Yes I did and didn't realy liked the taste.

That's why I want to try something else.

Or maybe I can try to convince my 13 years old daughter to do it for me.
I don't think it will work, but...