[Mgs] ZB Magnette Gas Tank

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I put a hose into top of take where the banjo bolt mates up & got a mouth full
of fuel so there if fuel in tank.  I'm going to add more just in case there
was not enough when I stopped.  Fuel gauge showed 3/4 full & has always been
correct.  Turned key on today & it shows empty.
That bump sure made things go haywire.

Will have to wait till tomorrow & let everyone know results.

Was headed to a 3 day MG meet where we got 7 inches of rain.  Maybe the car
knew she didn't want to go!

Thanks

Phil

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> On Oct 15, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
wrote:
>
> John,
>
> I've attached a picture from my parts manual.  It looks like it's the
standard banjo with washers above and below, like at the carburetors.  The
pickup tube itself is not shown.  I imagine it is a permanent internal part of
the tank.  First thing I would do is make sure I have the banjo fitting
correctly arranged with washers above and below.  Then I would rig something
to be able to blow some air down the line, into the tank.  No major pressure.
Just mouth pressure should do it.  Open the tank filler and listen for
bubbles.  If you hear bubbles, I would think everything is fine in the tank.
You can also try suction on the line, but I wouldn't do that by mouth.  If it
fails these tests, then you have a problem inside the tank that I really don't
know how to address, other than by replacing the tank.  I'm thinking that
problems with the pickup inside the tank are unlikely.  I haven't looked
inside a Magnette tank, but I have cut open an MGA tank.  Tank was perforated
with rust, but the pickup looked good as new.
>
> Of course, the other thing that would cause this symptom is being out of
fuel.  You did check that, right?
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato at optonline.net
>
> At 06:52 PM 10/14/2013, John Marcell wrote:
>> Need some help.
>>
>> Ran across a rough RR track & fuel pump stopped picking up fuel.  first
>> thought it was the pump but same problem with another one.  Took the hex
head
>> bolt off the top thinking it must have dropped the pick up tube.  nothing
in
>> manual about the tank.
>>
>> There was nothing attached to the nut but I could see inside the top of
the
>> tank just below the hex nut a matting that had a hole in it.  Ran a wire
down
>> to the bottom of  tank.  Is this the connection that mates up to the hex
nut.
>> There was no gasket between the two and that looks like it would suck air
&
>> not allow gas to feed up to te pump.
> <magnette fuel tank.jpg>