[Healeys] Fuel tank issue

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Michael,You are correct. Unfortunately, most customers never even report the problem, so the manufacturer & vendor do not know the part does not fit. If thy do get a few complaints, they dismiss it because the majority of the sales of that item appear to have had no issues.Gary Hodson 


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From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
To: Paul Leeks <Paull at glasgows.co.uk>
Cc: <healeys at Autox.Team.Net> <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2020 7:53 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel tank issue

Paul what are encountering is, sadly,  frequently encountered with reproduction parts. You can be assured that the manufacturer has no access to a car in which to check the product nor, in all probability does the vendor. You can also be assured that they both are well aware of the problem but probably have considerable inventory of this defective product and will continue to push it out to unsuspecting customers until they are all sold.
IMHO what you should do is contact the vendor and demand a full refund including the cost of shipping it back. Unfortunately too many people just figure out a work around and the suppliers continue to get away with it. M

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 8:12 AM Paul Leeks, <paull at glasgows.co.uk> wrote:

Hi all
I hope someone can help me with a problem I have with fitting a new fuel tank from AH Spares on my 100/6 BN4.
On attempting installation, I have found that the fuel pipe on the car doesn't line up with the boss on the fuel tank (and there is no flexibility in the outlet pipe as it does an immediate right angle on the other side of the boot wall).
I had assumed the replacement tank would be an exact match for the original but, as you can see from the pictures attached, with the tank dead centre in the boot and as tight to the rear wall as possible, the boss is too far back and off to the left; meaning I cannot get it attached.  At a push I could set the tank off-centre, but I would still be about 2cm too short.
I have attached some pics to show what I mean.  
AH Spares tells me to buy a new fuel pipe kit from them, but also tells that the pipe is of a fixed length and the bend I need to get it on to reach the tank boss (as it is at the moment) is a little extreme and will probably kink it.
As always, any advice would be gratefully received.

Many thanks
Paul Leeks100/6 BN4

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