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Fuel Tank Outlet - Repair
Howlor - 28/2/09 at 08:59 PM

Evening one and all,

Removed the fuel tank from the VeeDub camper today and the outlet pipe has corroded through.

Better it's failed now rather than on the M1 as it would have resulted in an F15 style after burner effect. Well it would for about 30s until you could ditch it on the hard shoulder!

Anyway, tanks are few and far between so it looks like we need a repair. I have found Northern Radiators on the net that may be able to repair it but does anyone have any other ideas? Is there a fitting that could be used to replace the outlet? It's about a 5mm outlet pipe, brazed in to the tank.

Cheers,
Steve


Paul TigerB6 - 28/2/09 at 09:10 PM

This any good to you??

linky


Howlor - 28/2/09 at 09:15 PM

I had seen that, typically ours is the non screw on type and is brazed in. I wondered though if I made up a threaded section that would take the ebay item then have it professionally brazed on to the tank. At least then we could replace it if necessary. And it may be easier to braze a flange on than to fix in a new piece of thin pipe.

Steve


martin1973 - 28/2/09 at 09:56 PM

what vw camper is it?


BenB - 28/2/09 at 10:25 PM

I seem to recall in the dim and distant LB past a link to an aero fuel tank plug-in (ie no welding) fuel tank outlet... Might be worth searching for that...
?? conrod linked it??


Dave Ashurst - 1/3/09 at 07:18 AM

Is this any use?

D


scudderfish - 1/3/09 at 08:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I seem to recall in the dim and distant LB past a link to an aero fuel tank plug-in (ie no welding) fuel tank outlet... Might be worth searching for that...
?? conrod linked it??


At the bottom of the page linky


rusty nuts - 1/3/09 at 10:23 AM

As said which camper is it? I've seen the pipes broken when people try to replace the fuel pipe on the flat engined campers due to the outlet of the tank and the inlet of the pump being different sizes . If that is the case fit a universal filter as an adaptor after repairing /replacing the tank.