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Topic: new fuel tank
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bfxcomet
Gearhead Posts: 574
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-01-2002 01:33 AM
   
I'm building a new aluminum fuel tank for my comet and have a couple of questions.
How big of fitting should I weld in for fuel outlet.I figured on using a 3/4" pipe fitting and setting down to what ever later.
Should I put a 3/4" pipe in the tank for a pickup with a cup on the end to catch the gas as the car launches or just rely on the gas flowing out of the 3/4" pipe scully fitting.
Roger------------------
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-01-2002 09:53 AM
Roger, get one of the sump kits available and weld it on the rear bottom of the tank. They already have the fittings welded in. They come with two, but you can use only one of them if you prefer. We use both with #10 hose into a tee to the pump.  ------------------
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bfxcomet
Gearhead Posts: 574
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-01-2002 10:10 PM
Alex who makes the sump kits?
Thanks Roger------------------
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stang106
Gearhead Posts: 734
From: God's Country!... Port Alberni B.C. Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 05-03-2002 12:50 AM
Roger,
Just put the fitting at the back side of the tank so when the gas surges back it pressurizes the line. No need for anything fancy.
Dave
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bfxcomet
Gearhead Posts: 574
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-03-2002 02:00 AM
After you left Dave I had decided that was what my plan.I'll work on it again in the morning.
Roger------------------
65 comet project
84 T-bird
Made in CANADA built for speed
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Just Strokin
Gearhead Posts: 754
From: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 05-03-2002 07:58 AM
You can get bulkhead type fitting with the nylon washers and install them to hook AN fitting to the tank. Cut a portion of the fitting off, taper/round the cut side for smooth flow. No welding, just cutting of a hole. This is similar to the fittings used in the JAZ fuel cells.Aeroquip steel fitting is 2041-8-8S for #8 hose or 2041-10-10S for #10 hose.....or aluminum (summit part numbers) AER-FCM2073 for #8, nut is AER-FCM2103 and #10 is AER-FCN2074, nut is AER-FCM2104 [This message has been edited by Just Strokin (edited 05-03-2002).]
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