> The tank on my Sports 6 (Vitesse) was a very tight fit. If
> you have a later
> Herald with the larger tank it's likely the same. For me the
> keys were:
> 1) Remove the rubber body to filler neck seal to make extra space.
Yes, I'll agree with that...
> 2) Remove the threaded plug in the drain to decrease the
> amount the tank has
> to come up before it could be moved laterally.
Nooooooo...... Don't do it!!! Having owned 27 Heralds, I have NEVER found a
drain plug which I could remove without tearing the drain tube out of the
tank. Dan, if yours came out OK, you were very lucky (or you have a new tank
fitted!). Agreed, it would make the tank slightly easier to remove, but the
risk of tearing the bottom out of the tank is just too great to be worth the
risk. Incidentally, the smaller tank of the earlier cars is no easier to
remove......
> With both of these done it goes in and out rather easily
> without tank or
> body damage.
> Dan Elder
Sorry to be negative, but I have done this job more times than I care to
remember....
Cheers,
Bill.
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