[Healeys] Fuel Tank size

Tue Oct 24 13:41:09 MDT 2017

My car has a standard metal tank but like some of the replies can only get 49 litres (= 13 US gals into it) measured at a gas pump. Well I thought that it was standard.
Maybe pumps are not correctly calibrated and getting free gas ... ha ha
Suspect that is an original manufacturing quality issue and that many people could have this issue (smaller tanks) with their cars but not realize it as they rarely run out or drain their tanks and simply “fill up” 
Any other ideas welcome
rg

From: David Nock BCS 
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:20 AM
To: John Spaur ; 'i erbs' ; 'Albert Seminatore' 
Cc: 'Ahealey help' 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size

Are we talking about a new steel or aluminium tank, I have measured a new alloy tank and a original steel tank and they are almost identical in size. 

I have filled up the OE tank with about 14 gals of water. The poured that into the new tank and the capacity of the new tank is actually a little larger.

David Nock
British Car Specialists
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com

From: John Spaur 
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2017 9:09 PM
To: 'i erbs' ; 'Albert Seminatore' 
Cc: 'Ahealey help' 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size

If you are getting that kind of mileage you are not driving it hard and fast!

John

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of i erbs
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 3:11 PM
To: Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com>
Cc: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size

always thought it was a 12 US gallon tank. Maybe you have lots of crud in your tank...

I get about 18 MPG and can go over 200 miles between fill ups on long drives

Ira Erbs

Portland,OR

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On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com> wrote:

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  Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 09:37:04 -0700
  From: "Roger Grace" <roggrace at telus.net>
  To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
  Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity

  Roger I have the same problem.  They say it was supposed to be over 14 gallons or about 54 liters.  I ran mine out of gas.  Put two gallons into.  Should have been able to fill it with 12 gallons - distance to the station was less than a mile.  I actually put in 8.5 gallons.  I looked through the Moss Cat. and can find no specs. on the capacity of the tank. 

  So I just have to plan carefully where I am going.  Here in NV you can go long distances between stations.

  I wonder how many other folks have the same problem???

  ................  Al

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