OOPs- thought this was a MG T Series tank, as it was on the MG-T list ;>(
Dallas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dallas Congleton" <dcongleton@embarqmail.com>
To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>; "Kurt Leslie" <kansl@net1plus.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 62bt7
> Could be either- There is a fine wire mesh screen on the fitting that is
> screwed into the tank which your gas line attaches-
> The tank is vented through the fuel filler cap. Easy to eliminate by
> leaving in the unlatch position for a drive.
> I'll bet on the screen on the fitting in the tank- especially if you have
> had to use any of the new blended fuel.
>
> Dallas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kurt Leslie" <kansl@net1plus.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:37 AM
> Subject: [Healeys] 62bt7
>
>
>>I restored a 62bt7 about 3 years ago, quick kote was put into the gas
>> tank and except for rebuilding the fuel pump(original) due to new fuel
>> addatives, the car has run fine, except as of late, I loose fuel flow
>> from the tank, I have drained and flushed the tank several times, and
>> regularly change the fuel filter, installed between the tank and the
>> pump, but if the car sits for any length of time I get about 5 miles
>> down the road and loose fuel. Removing the filter and blowing back into
>> the tank with the gas cap off solves the problem instantly. Is there a
>> fuel screen inside the tank? Or is the tank not properly vented? Kurt
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