New vs Old Fuel Tank
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:06 pm
I just received a new fuel tank from Axminster Panels and I am quite happy with it, although I haven't fitted it yet.
The overall workmanship is excellent.
The outward appearance appears to be replicate the old one very well but I'll know more when I fit it. The original fuel sender also fits well in the new tank with no interference issues.
Picture above is deceiving. The angle of the filler is actually very close.
Reinforced fuel sender orifice above
I note that the internal baffle design, from what I can see of it, is a bit different. The original tank has two semi-circle cutouts at the bottom and top to allow fuel to flow through the baffle. (Excuse the poor photography, hard to capture through the fuel sender hole):
While the new one, shown below, apparently relies on the gaps around the baffle (particularly on the vertical sides) to allow fuel flow. Presumably this will be sufficient and it certainly presents a dispersed area as opposed to the concentrated semi-circle cutouts. Wondering if anyone has an opinion on this. Is this an improvement on the fifty year old design or does it make much of a difference? Based on the overall construction of the Axminster unit I doubt if it was a "short cut" to not include the cutouts.
The overall workmanship is excellent.
The outward appearance appears to be replicate the old one very well but I'll know more when I fit it. The original fuel sender also fits well in the new tank with no interference issues.
Picture above is deceiving. The angle of the filler is actually very close.
Reinforced fuel sender orifice above
I note that the internal baffle design, from what I can see of it, is a bit different. The original tank has two semi-circle cutouts at the bottom and top to allow fuel to flow through the baffle. (Excuse the poor photography, hard to capture through the fuel sender hole):
While the new one, shown below, apparently relies on the gaps around the baffle (particularly on the vertical sides) to allow fuel flow. Presumably this will be sufficient and it certainly presents a dispersed area as opposed to the concentrated semi-circle cutouts. Wondering if anyone has an opinion on this. Is this an improvement on the fifty year old design or does it make much of a difference? Based on the overall construction of the Axminster unit I doubt if it was a "short cut" to not include the cutouts.