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kenbw2

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From: Preston

Registered: 2017-11-26

Posts: 1,618

Replacing my fuel tank - and scrapyard fun

Driving my van up the motorway, I suddenly felt like something was wrong. And turns out it was - after 5 minutes I suddenly couldn't maintain 50mph. And then it couldn't do 30mph up hill. Uhoh.

Id idled rough, and even after changing my fuel filter still ran like crap. I eventually managed to get home, starting the engine about 20 times

Yesterday I confirmed the problem - putting the fuel line in a separate bottle of clean oil it ran fine. Connecting it back to the fuel tank, there was obvious negative pressure in the fuel line. The sender must be clogged.

I've always had a weird problem where my engine would cut out with about 20L left in the tank (I know this, because I can also get about 20L less than normal in it on a full fill). I've previously attempted to resolve this with a replacement fuel sender and float, but still it was the same.

I know the fuel tank cradle had been replaced in a previous life. I bet they used a jack on the tank and bent the bottom of it. So I decided if I'm dropping the fuel tank to clean the sender, I may as well get a new tank to solve my not-empty problem.

Get to the the scrapyard. Think hmm what else could I harvest 

- Fuel tank and pipes
- Power steering reservoir (mine leaks slightly)
- Door seals (my back doors let rain in)
- Door catches (my doors sometimes jump open)
- Speedo and dash to resolve my clocks problem
- Door runners because mine are looking a bit rusty

Went for a fuel tank, came back with half the van  Been a while since I've been harvesting, had fun haha

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