Date:         Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:10:24 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: FUEL TANK
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
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Ok, thanks.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 9:35 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
>         If you have a person with good dexterity  and the right shaped
> hands and arms you could do the cross over and grommets.  But it will not
> be easy and you have the chance of loosing the old grommets into the tank.
> And, as you know I learned that grommets in the tank will block the screen
> for outflow.
>
> Frankly I think this job is best don by planning to partly drop the tank.
> Remove and clean what needs to be done. And then move partly back up.
> Finish the cross over and other connections then put up in place.
>
> Dawn Soap was my friend for putting in the grommets.
>
> I did my tank swap with just the front on jack stands.  But to change the
> hoses and do the refresh I think I could do it without a full drop as Bob
> described.
>
> One of the tricky parts was removing the filler neck.
>
> I’m lucky that Dennis mentioned it and told me how to remove the side
> piece and pull out the filler tube.
> Eric Caron
>
>
>
> > On Nov 17, 2022, at 9:05 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, thanks for the reply.
> >
> > I have to replace the rubber seals at each end of the pipe as well as the
> > pipe itself. Is that doable your way? Also filler neck seal.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 7:26 AM Mbob1950 <mbob1950@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I had to drop mine about 6” to get it done and it was tough to do then.
> >> Somebody with small hands might be able to do it.
> >> Good Luck
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> 1986 Syncro ‘Bullet’
> >> 1991 WESTY ‘Sylvan’
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Nov 17, 2022, at 00:44, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> CAN THE TANK CROSSOVER PIPE ON TOP OF THE TANK BE CHANGED
> >>> WITHOUT HAVING TO REMOVE THE TANK?
> >>
>
>