Toe Knee

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anywhere else do them other than obviously ford and theres a company selling them on ebay?!

Tried quite a few motor factors now and none of them seem to stock tanks anymore!!

R4N SS

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im sure you can get them from most motor factors - i had to change the one in my 3dr when i first got it and paid about 60 quid i think.

keep trying mate

Csm

Dont think you can get a genuine ford tank anymore as theres none left.

Will be aftermarket ones that dont like you having less than a qaurter tank of fuel lol

R4N SS

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the tank in mine was perfect - no issues what so ever

Toe Knee

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i had one off the guy on ebay about 4yrs ago for my last one and wasnt a problem either but was hoping to get one locally rather than paying P&P ontop and having to wait ive tried euro car parts, camberly autofactors and CPA now with now joy!!

R4N SS

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im off to my mates garage after work so will ask him if he has any laying around or where to get one from

The Youth.

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I want one for my race car, coming out of the hairpin at croft with less than half a tank results in no fuel for 100yards!

steve

Toe Knee

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cheers, waiting on a call back from a couple more i tired.

Managed 2 snap the fuel return pipe off the tank on mine as it was badly corroded, have brazed a new pipe in place so gonna try refitting it when the rain stop too see if its worked but obviously its only a short term solution as the tank is pretty ropey

The place on ebay charges £70 which isnt too bad really, but be handy to get one from somewhere local!!

space hoppers

i need one for a 4wd sapp, ive been told different from 2wd

Toe Knee

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far as i know their all the same mate, the one on ebay says it fits 3doors and saphs ect as long as they have the external pumps, u just have to make sure they have the swirl pots inside!!

tabetha

There are very slight differences in the tnaks between 3 door 2wd and 4wd, but all will fit each other, the sculting is slightly different on some depending on which company made them, ford used three main ones.
The early ones were made by a subsidiary of Mercedes Benz, that's why the plastic swirl pots have a mercedes stamp on them, these are about the best ones swirl pot wise.
There are other pattern ones that are made using the original stamps and dies that were sold off years ago, these ones have MADE IN CANADA on them, they're next best.
I know some Hadrian tanks do have swirl pots, and some do not, obviously despite what they say they are using at least 2 suppliers.
tabetha

Toe Knee

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also just out of interst as im fitting the old one back on and crossing my fingers, the black pipe in my pic on the filler neck, is that supposed 2 go onto the hose coming out the white bit on the filler neck?! was like that when i took it off so need to make sure its right before putting it on?! the other end out the pic isnt connected to anything!

Toe Knee

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ok, found a pic on ebay of one of a 2nd hand tank, looks like the short tube thats on mine thats disconnected should be on the breather bit on the tank in the middle, then the long pipe going round the tank should connect to the pipe on the white bit with nothing on?!

Should i change it or leave it?! obviously someones messed about with it at some point!!

Smit

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When i changed mine a few years ago i went for a cheap tank and it didn't have a swirl pot (was a bit rushed and didn't do much research) worst idea ever. Gonig round a corner at speed car cut-out/jump around/misfired for about ten seconds then went back to normal. So had enough of that and luckily found a very good second hand one off here.... And 3 years later it's still ok... Also get a new Ford strap as 9times out of 10 they have stretched and not re-fit correctly (these are still floating about on the bay new) Here are a photo of when it was changed and a picture of the pot in the old tank i removed...

Toe Knee

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is that photo not long after it was removed?! theres alot of rust in there mate!!! althou mines pretty fooked as u can see from my pic on the outside, the inside is pretty mint!! lol

Smit

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Don't worry Tone It was taken after being sat in the garden for about a month LOL As the rubbish one was on the car and luckily i couldn't be bothered to take the one pictured to the dump.

Billy_RS

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I got a decent 2wd saff tank for sale.

£50 collected?

Toe Knee

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where bouts u from mate and is it a genuine one?!

Also anyone know whats best to do botu the pipework on my filler neck as i need to fit the old one on for now so i can get to work tomorrow its obviously been bypassed for some odd reason, assuming it dont leak again

tabetha

I don't use the valve bit, just the breather that goes into filler neck, plus a smal breather on tank top.
Would be a good idea to get 3 captive nuts that the bolts go into as well, all mine broke, ford still sold them about 2 years ago, don't forget the noise pads between tank and box section when refitting, drums like buggery if not fitted!!
tabetha

Toe Knee

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well i just plummed it in like in the pic off ebay in the end and its all bolted up, yea the 3 captive nuts snapped!! got 2 off fine but the one that holds the strap on the area in the cavity is so small i cant pull the snapped bolt out so just cable tied it for now, the other 2 ive just fitted 2 bolts and nuts till i get a decent tank and some new captive nuts, only to get it mobile again at the mo!! didnt have any noise pad either so guess thats missing lol, has it got to be a specific material?! will need it for when i fit a new tank!!

guess by valve bit u mean the white one?! so u just have a pipe coming off the black breather bit then then the long breather tube with the cone bit on the end?!

Has been a slow start stop job thanks to the bloody rain

jon@work

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I hope the fuel tank is nowhere near full - I wouldn't want about 60kg of fuel being partially supported by a cable tie

Toe Knee

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Know its not ideal but theres 2 on it plus the other 2 have bolts holding it up there, never fill it up anyway only put enough each day to get me to work and back, and certainly not going to untill it gets a proper bolt to hold it!! unfortunaly there was alot of the bolt stuck in the captive nut bit that snapped so think the only way of getting it out will be cutting one side of the area to slide it out then welding it back up.

On the plus side the repair on the tank is holding so will do for now, would have sorted it properly but my main work horse needs a fair bit of work and moting, althou the amount of extra in fuel the cossie has cost me prob would have paid for it all by now

PS its metal ones not plastic ones!!!

Billy_RS

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In Luton, Beds mate.

It came off my saff 2wd cossie donor car. As far as im aware it genuine. How can you tell?

Toe Knee

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Well doesnt really matter tbh as long as it was off of a cossie, only problem is im in worthing so would be a bit of a drive for me to get upto luton!!

Billy_RS

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You going central day? If so i could take it up there and meet you?

SteveB

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Toe Knee

what ever you get, if you can get it to me before central I can powder coat it in any colour you want for free and give it back to you at the pod as means of saying thankyou for helping me out.

Raj