Dave Bailey
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 07:44 AM |
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Fuel Cap location....
Trying to make my mind up as to where to locate my fuel filler cap.... I have the option of mounting it on the rear panel vertically or horizontally
on the rear cover.
What do people recommend?
thanks
Dave Bailey
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 07:48 AM |
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Horizontal so the fuel goes downhill if you run out on an uphill slope and have to fill up with a can 
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 08:01 AM |
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i mounted mine on the back pannel and its a right pain to fill up at the station, yes it looks better on the back BUT if i was going to do it agen i
would put it in the top pannel
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scutter
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 08:15 AM |
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Having had it in both, upper panel NOT rear, I got so bored filling up one day i worked it out at 3L/min of filling rate and one sore arm
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 10:48 AM |
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I've just made a new rear panel on my car and I'm going to fit the filler on the top deck corner
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 12:17 PM |
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do not see what the problem is it takes me no longer than 2 mins to fill a 25 litre tank
[Edited on 5/23/2010 by DRC INDY 7]
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Humbug
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 01:10 PM |
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On the top panel
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 01:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scutter
Having had it in both, upper panel NOT rear, I got so bored filling up one day i worked it out at 3L/min of filling rate and one sore arm
ATB Dan.
+1
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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wicket
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 02:34 PM |
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^ +2
[Edited on 23/5/10 by wicket]
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eddie99
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| posted on 23/5/10 at 09:30 PM |
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I believe for IVA, that if on top panel, it needs to be sloping so its not possible to get fuel in the passenger compartment. Would check this before
putting it on a flat top panel.
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 24/5/10 at 01:07 PM |
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Anyone know if this is the case and that mounting it on a flat panel is a problem?
thanks
Dave B
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iank
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| posted on 24/5/10 at 01:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Bailey
Anyone know if this is the case and that mounting it on a flat panel is a problem?
thanks
Dave B
The IVA manual says
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Fuel tank filling points must not be located in the passenger compartment,
luggage compartment or within an engine compartment.
Now it comes down to interpretation but the flat panel on the top could easily be interpreted to be part of the luggage compartment and/or since there
is no firewall between them even part of the passenger compartment.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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