matt.c
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 posted on 19/5/08 at 08:27 PM |
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MK LEAKING FUEL TANK :mad:
What the hell has happend to my MK plastic fuel tank?
Its bowed and split all around the bottom of the tank. The car is not even on the dam road and things are failing allready!
The tank is breathable and was fine when fitted.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 08:30 PM |
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They are noted for doing this 
Mine didn't make it more than a couple of weeks past SVA..
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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matt.c
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 08:52 PM |
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How much is a new alloy tank going to cost me?
First it was the gear change then now this!! Anything else going to fail and fall to bits?
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mark.s
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 09:07 PM |
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what a pain in the arse
matt have a word with deano on here he'll make you a tank, what ever you want and he's not expensive 
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lsdweb
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 09:57 PM |
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Take it back?! Sale of goods act - fit for purpose and all that!
[Edited on 19/5/08 by lsdweb]
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 09:58 PM |
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Looks a bit shite. Have you over tightened it?? If not go for a refund from MK surely it should be up to the job if they are selling it??
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 10:01 PM |
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macspeedys tank dropped a whole tank of shells finest on the garage floor.....and the garage is attached to the house
The curse of plastic tank man strikes again
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 10:16 PM |
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That must be a few years old Matt,MK stoped selling those 4 or 5 years ago,when I built my 1st Indy in 2004,it came with a alluminium tank.
Its a bit late now its leaking but it looks to me like it could be overtightend or its sucked itself in with vacum,is the breather pipe clear.
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greggors84
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 10:49 PM |
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I got a plastic tank when I bought my car about 5 years ago. Tried to get my money back but was so much hassle I gave up and bought an Ally one.
There were loads failing when mine did which is why it was so hard to the get the money back. It wasnt directly MK making them, but an associate of
theirs.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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matt.c
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 10:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
That must be a few years old Matt,MK stoped selling those 4 or 5 years ago,when I built my 1st Indy in 2004,it came with a alluminium tank.
Its a bit late now its leaking but it looks to me like it could be overtightend or its sucked itself in with vacum,is the breather pipe clear.
It was fitting nice and flat on the protection rubber when i fitted it and the breather is clear.
I think the plastic of the tank has has a reaction to the fuel.
Looks like i will have to throw more money at the indy now.
Paul have you an idea of the price of a MK alloy tank? (carbed)
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 11:11 PM |
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U2U sent Matt
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TimC
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 05:21 AM |
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Wow - this takes me back a few years to when I first joined LBs. I think it was one of the longest running threads at one stage.
The summary is the plastic tank is garbage. End of..
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lsdweb
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 06:51 AM |
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I've got to ask why you'd buy another tank from them!
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pawgrp
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 06:56 AM |
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You'd buy another tank from them because Martin Keenan makes good tanks. The plastic ones were made by 'Plastic tank man' and were
nothing to do with MK. I just burnt mine and put it down to experience.
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locoR1
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 07:11 AM |
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On a positive side a mate of mine has one of the original plastic tanks 6 years on and its not leaking is that a record?
Sorry Mat that's no use to you at all is it!  
 
Description
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eznfrank
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 08:33 AM |
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I just bought a new tank made by Martin and to be fair it is a nice piece of kit. That's for a ZX12 and set me back £135 (I think as I bought
some other bits at same time). It might even be slightly cheaper if you go to Martin direct, although he might need your pump if he doesn't
have a template for it.
[Edited on 20/5/08 by eznfrank]
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 11:22 AM |
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quote:
I've got to ask why you'd buy another tank from them
Me to. Even if it was not made in house Mk still sold goods unfit for purpose so at the very least you'd expect some sort of compo. try talking
to them you never know you might get something from them even a discount or new parts at cost price.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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donut
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 11:28 AM |
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Yep...looks like a tank from Plastic Tank Man!!! i got through 2 of them and they leaked badly. Never got my money back from PTM!! Martin Keenan
made me a propper ally tank which was perfect.
Those tanks were stopped being made by PMT about 4-5 years ago due to leaking problems and as far as i can remember MK made Ally tanks from then on
but i may be wrong here.
[Edited on 20/5/08 by donut]
Andy
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 02:02 PM |
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quote]Originally posted by omega 24 v6
quote:
I've got to ask why you'd buy another tank from them
Me to. Even if it was not made in house Mk still sold goods unfit for purpose so at the very least you'd expect some sort of compo. try talking
to them you never know you might get something from them even a discount or new parts at cost price.
1/Because this tank in Question must be over 5 years old.
2/These tanks were not only sold by MK but you could also buy them from many other sources,as well as direct from plastic tank man,so it could have
been originally purchased from anywhere.
3/Matt did not even buy his kit from MK,he bought his kit part built from a third party.
thankyou Paul
[Edited on 19/05/04 by PAUL FISHER]
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 04:09 PM |
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Oh dear have we tread on Mks toes??????
Can you not give try to give a guy advice/help when asked (even if you've not got all the info)
As said earlier in the post by another poster he tried to get it sorted out and could not
quote:
I got a plastic tank when I bought my car about 5 years ago. Tried to get my money back but was so much hassle I gave up and bought an Ally one.
It might be all right for all you guys in the know who go to Mk on a Saturday for a meet and can front up to them but for us a million miles away it
seems to be a different story.(not that I've ever dealt with them like)
Ho hum rant over I'm glad I'm doing a scratch build.
ETA I've just realized that for many of us that take more than a year to build a kit then by the line of thinking on this thread none of our
parts bought will be within there one year warranty
[Edited on 20/5/08 by omega 24 v6]
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 05:24 PM |
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I was merely making everyone aware of the history of Matts build and the tank in question,because anyone reading the post not aware of all the
facts,would end up as you did making the wrong assumptions,it also stops the usual keyboard warriors jumping on the band wagon when it comes to giving
MK sportscars unreasonable feedback.
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bob
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 06:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoR1
On a positive side a mate of mine has one of the original plastic tanks 6 years on and its not leaking is that a record?
Sorry Mat that's no use to you at all is it!
Mine was purchased in 2001 and its still fine, i remember there was a bad batch of seal (feeds through heat gun) but that was 2003 if i remember
right.
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welderman
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| posted on 20/5/08 at 07:38 PM |
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send me some sizes of your tank and i will price one up for you, in ally. Or can do an exact copy if i were to have it to hand.
Joe
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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eccsmk
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 posted on 22/5/08 at 12:44 PM |
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matt.c U2U replied to
also the offer of help if its needed
ATB
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welderman
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| posted on 12/6/08 at 07:04 AM |
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Matt
 
Rescued attachment Image307.jpg
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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