HELP PETROL TANK PROBLEM

HELP PETROL TANK PROBLEM

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plasticpig72

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1,647 posts

148 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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my 1972 Lotus Elan fhc

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Tres belle Lotus, Alan !

good luck in the sale ! (of both......)

1600M, pics please !

tomtrout

595 posts

162 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Indeed your sprint is a thing of beauty and i know it would be considerably sharper than my old +2 which was very tame compared to my Vixen.

prideaux

4,969 posts

148 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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plasticpig72 said:
my 1972 Lotus Elan fhc
Wow That is nice shame to sell really better to sell the 1600m and have this and the 3000s
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plasticpig72

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1,647 posts

148 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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it's my Carnival Red 1973 Lotus Elan +2S130 that i am selling. I will always keep "Little Lo" the Lagoon Blue Sprint.

Edited by plasticpig72 on Saturday 30th August 06:01

plasticpig72

Original Poster:

1,647 posts

148 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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my 1975 1600M for sale

prideaux

4,969 posts

148 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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plasticpig72 said:
it's my Carnival Red 1973 Lotus Elan +2S130 that i am selling. I will always keep "Little Lo" the Lagoon Blue Sprint.

Edited by plasticpig72 on Saturday 30th August 06:01
Yes I would sell that one it does not give you the TVR smile/grin that you get when driving a TVR hehe
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prideaux

4,969 posts

148 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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plasticpig72 said:
my 1975 1600M for sale
Stunning I love it
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bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Pity you've decided to sell the 1600M.....

Out of 4, two need to go, 1 Lotus, 1 TVR........but you'll end up with two open tops ! Much better to have an open and a coupe ! (3000S and 1600M iow....);)

plasticpig72

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1,647 posts

148 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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the Lotus Elan Sprint fhc(fixed head coupe)

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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pardon, yes, just noticed......

plasticpig72

Original Poster:

1,647 posts

148 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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Tomtrout,
i would say your Lotus was a 1970 +2S.
Am i right!!

Slow M

2,726 posts

205 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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plasticpig72 said:
When i first bought my 3000S i was told by the vendor there was problems with the petrol tank and fuel.
The 2 filters he had put in the fuel line were very dirty.
So i removed the tank and cleaned it out. I bought a special Kit from "Restom" in France to treat the tank in 3 stages.
First degreaser, Second Rust Treatment and Third but not least a special Resin. o.k. no problem. I left it a week before putting petrol in the tank.
I put a new Glass seethrough filter in the line Inside the boot to watch petrol flow.
I can see lots of Air bubbles and the filter in the line Inside the boot does not fill correctly. It is sucking Air in the line.
I am sure the problem is the Pickup pipe that goes down into the tank. It must be rusted and porous.
Does someone know what the pickup inside the tank is like.
thanks Alan
plasticpig72 said:
looking through the car's paperwork i have found a receipt in 1990 for a Product called "Carbon Flow". It's stated that it is a special gauze you put in the tank so you can use Unleaded fuel.
I know since then the Engine was rebuilt by Burton in 1999.
I Wonder if some of this crap gauze rubbish is still lerking in the tank and is the cause of the Pickup problem. merde merde merde
Please excuse my French
Alan,

I feel your pain.

The tank coating should have locked up all fine debris, if it was still in the tank, after the cleaning process. A good friend educated me to throw some counted number of large nuts or bolts into the tank, after the first cleaning, and shake it vigorously, prior to final cleaning, to loosen all scale, varnish, and other deposits.

May I suggest that you plug all holes/metal pipes coming from the tank, and perform a vacuum test, on the tank (not the rubber lines)? Perhaps it's not leaking? Why not check first, as you can do so with the tank in the car (although you may have to move it, a little.

I would suspect that you would see/smell a fuel leak, if there was porosity, in the bottom pipe.

Best,
B.

plasticpig72

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1,647 posts

148 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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i changed the clips on the rubber hose between the filter in the boot and there are no bubbles in the filter sight glass now. So fingers crossed and i can have fun driving it

Edited by plasticpig72 on Thursday 4th September 07:21

tomtrout

595 posts

162 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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plasticpig72 said:
Tomtrout,
i would say your Lotus was a 1970 +2S.
Am i right!!
yes