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Re: TR250 Petrol Tank

To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: TR250 Petrol Tank
From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 17:28:27 -0800
Cc: Chris Lillja <Chris_Lillja@Pupress.Princeton.Edu>, Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.980112163245.2665A-100000@ccins.camosun.bc.ca>
Never remove the baffles.  2 reasons
1.  You will make the holes worse.
2.  They are in there for a purpose. (You'll run out of gas in hard turns)

Malcolm Walker wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Chris Lillja wrote:
>
> > ATL is still in business in Ramsey, they might make a fuel cell or a 
>bladder to fit your
> > old tank. I saw an ad in Grassroots Motorsports and I filed the information 
>away in case
> > I needed it. As I remember they had fuel cells as low as $180. Might be 
>worth a try.
> > Those "universal" aluminum replacement tanks seem way $$$ @ $600!!
>
> What about the baffles in the tank?  Can the bladder go around (I doubt
> it...) or do you remove them?
>
> However, I bet a fuel cell would be fine... but I don't know too much
> about them; only seen pictures ;-)
>
> -Malcolm




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