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<div>The Kilmartin straps were indeed correct. To make Pancho's gas tank fit, (slightly out of dimension) I replaced the 1/2" closed cell foam seal from Moss on the boot floor with a 3/16" foam seal that was made from a sheet of EPDM foam rubber from McMaster Carr. The 1/2" inch foam seal would not compress one bit, making the tank sit too high. At the same time, I bought a 6" square of 3/32" neoprene rubber and cut a gasket to fit from that. Both problems solved with the help of gentleman on the list like you guys. Thanks.</div><div>Mike<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, May 23, 2019, 5:57:26 AM PDT, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv3477483285"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);">Mike--</div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);"><br></div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);">The gasket in my fuel cap had hardened and apparently shrunk with age, allowing gasoline fumes into the boot and car's interior. I made a replacement gasket out of sheet rubber about 6" square which I purchased at Lowes--I am not with the car right now but am guessing that the material is about 1/8" thick. I carefully cut out the center removable portion (the hole in the doughnut) and the OD incrementally leaving as much material as possible to give a tight seal. It works fine and I no longer smell gas fumes, even with a full tank. </div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);"><br></div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);">I have a second cap onto which I had a short section of copper pipe brazed and want to try venting the tank and any fumes overboard, perhaps via a piece of hose out the opening for the right bumper bracket and into the slipstream. I will report back....</div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);"><br></div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255);">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="yiv3477483285gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv3477483285gmail_attr">On Sat, May 11, 2019, 5:32 PM Deejay2650 <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:deejay2650@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:deejay2650@gmail.com">deejay2650@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="yiv3477483285gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div>G'day Mike, I would trust the length of the Kilmartin straps to be correct.They are very meticulous about such things...I suspect that Pancho may have made a mistake in his dimensions. In this case, the Moss option may have proven cheaper!</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Darryl</div><div>'67 BJ8.. Wagga Wagga</div><div>Australia<br></div></div><div id="yiv3477483285gmail-m_-7359143368195389048m_-3535711724659494818DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Michael MacLean <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br>To: Healeys <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 05:15:26 +0000 (UTC)<br>Subject: [Healeys] Aluminum Fuel Tank<br><div><div class="yiv3477483285gmail-m_-7359143368195389048m_-3535711724659494818gmail-m_-1825581594800937220yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>I am trying to fit the fuel tank into my BN2. The tank was made by an Ebay seller called Angelheartpancho. He is actually local to the San Diego area, so I had him make me a 100-4 gas tank in aluminum for a fraction of the one Moss sells.. I recently obtained two tank retaining straps from Kilmartin in Australia. I don't know if the straps are too short or the tank is too big. I have tried bending them to shape, but one side just won't go into the hole at the rear. Too short! Can someone give me the measurements of their 100-4 gas tank? I'd like to compare. Also, I was given an original gas cap in pretty good shape. I would love to use it except for the fact the gasket inside is in pretty bad shape. I can already smell the gas fumes in the future. None of the usual suspects have replacement gasket seals. Has anyone made one before? What material did you use?</div><div>Mike MacLean<br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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