[Healeys] Fuel Tank size

Oudesluys coudesluijs at chello.nl
Fri Oct 27 02:52:46 MDT 2017


Imperial or US gallons?
Kees Oudesluijs


Op 25-10-2017 om 3:28 schreef Albert Seminatore:
> Roger and David:  I have a NEW MOSS tank for a BT7. Well about 1 year 
> old so shouldn't be clogged with dirt.
> The  mileage I get ( 14 - 15 MPG) is fairly steady.  Folks keep saying 
> I should be getting 18 BUT I don't know how to do that.  Any 
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> When I remove the plugs they are a very light tan which I believe is 
> correct mixture.  What else can one do??????
> ...............     Al
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net 
> <mailto:roggrace at telus.net>> wrote:
>
>     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 <tel:%28209%29%20948-8767>
>     www.britishcarspecialists.com <http://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
>     <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
>     <mailto:alsemus1 at gmail.com>>
>     *Cc:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net
>     <mailto: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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>
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>     On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Albert Seminatore
>     <alsemus1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         Message: 5
>         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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>         Albert Seminatore
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>         Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
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