healeys
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Petrol/gas tank

To: "Dave Carpenter" <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Petrol/gas tank
From: "Alan Seigrist Blue 100" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:25:06 +0800
Dave -

Yes, I use this "camper seal" for this very purpose and on the tranny
tunnel, it works great.  Get it especially if you can find the dense
neoprene version of camper seal.

Best Regards,

Alan

'53 BN1 '64 BJ8

On 3/29/06, Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net> wrote:
> There's a special foam sealer tape made for camper tops mounted on a
> pickup truck bed. It seals the cap to the bed along the top rails. This
> has been ideal over the years for many uses and I would think it should
> work well here. It can be layered to make up the extra thickness.
>
> Dave
> > On 3/29/06, Ph.J.Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin@tiscali.nl> wrote:
> >
> >> Friends,
> >> I bought a new aluminum/aluminium gas/petrol tank for my BJ8. The old
> >> steel one had 7 holes, so I threw it away ages ago. Now that I start
> >> rebuilding my BJ8 I see that according to the manuals I should put a
> >> strip of some unknown material around the rectangular opening in my
> >> trunk, apparently to keep splash water out .
> >> My problem is that at the forward side the distance between tank and
> >> trunk bottom is in the range of 3/4 inch - at the rear it is less, say
> >> 1/4 inch.
> >> Are these large dimensions normal or should I suspect the dimensions,
> >> especially the radius, of the tank, and are there tricks to close the
> >> gap? I myself are thinking of covering both tank edges and trunk bottom
> >> with very thin plastic wrapping foil, and fill the opening with PUR
> >> foam, wait till it has hardened, then cut to decent shape and mount the
> >> lot with some elastic sealing compound. Any more sophisticated solutions?
> >> Thanks in advance
> >> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
> >> 1964 BJ8 29432




<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>