[Spridgets] Gas Tank?

[Jim Johnson]

On my MKIII Midget I just undo the filler tube and fuel line, then undo the
bolts around the edge of the tank and it will fall out.  Of course, mine
doesn't have straps....

Cheers!!
Jim

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Bill L <pythias at pacifier.com> wrote:

> Hello Bob,
>
>     Here's the update..
>
>     The tank is drained. I used the hole that the #8 screw was in,
>     not a syphon, not the fuel pump.
>
>     I jacked up the front of the car so that it sloped to the rear,
>     and jacked up the right side so that the hole in the back corner
>     was the low spot. The PERMATEX package says to use BRAKE-CLEAN to
>     remove all contamination around the hole. I sprayed it on, wiped
>     it off, then used emery paper to get down to CLEAN metal. Another
>     shot of BRAKE-CLEAN just to be sure was applied. I took off the
>     gas cap and now I'm waiting for ALL the moiture to stop weeping
>     around the hole. If it takes a day, so be it, but that's where I
>     am.
>
>     Now the question becomes.... should I go ahead and drop the tank
>     a little to try to find the wire to the sending unit so I can
>     make my gas gauge work?   What's the procedure? Loosen the hose
>     clamps in the trunk, loosen the six nuts on the tank? Is that
>     it?
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Bill L.                            mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>
>     * "I'm Irish," said Tom wryly.
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