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[David Nock (RIP)]

I would say run on half a tank for the mo\' (be careful not to run out with no guage! or get the guage working again).

Then decide how you\'re going to tackle the tank.
When you get it off I think I can predict what you\'ll find---small pin holes just where Ian\'s wire brushed right through. They all do the same, sadly.

There are no new spares anywhere that we know of. The S3 car that kiwi-mick just brought back from Wales has had it\'s tank restored by \'Re-Nu\' in Hartlepool. What sort of job they made of it I don\'t know. You may want to research them or you may want to join the hunt for a good tank on a scrapper. I ran for more than 6 months on half tanks because of this problem.

Dave.

[mooragerx7]

i was running mine around with no fuel gauge as the sender doesnt work i just fill it then do 150miles then refill again havent run out yet :Giggle

[A7RXY]

150 from tank, my last one only did 130.............:3gears-lh

[mooragerx7]

150 from tank, my last one only did 130.............:3gears-lh

thats with a soft right foot
i did take 2 tanks to go to from manea, cambs to enfield and back once:3gears-rh

[Ian65]

I would say run on half a tank for the mo\' (

sounds a bit perilous to me. I\'d drop the tank and have a good look at it.

[Marcrs]

Had a really good productive day today

Thanks again for all the advice, saved me a lot of time and hassle, knowing where to start!

Found the sender unit, shorted the connector and got the guage working, so that was a good sign. Cleaned up the contacts, and hey presto, a working fuel guage

I struggled a lot with rusty bolts, but eventually got the shields off, and then dropped the tank. I disconnected the fuel pipes off under the car first - seemed easier than getting to them on the top of the tank...although one of the metal pipes snapped off inside the hose, so I replaced the hose with a longer one - seems ok




Found several small holes, easy to spot when the petrol leaks from them






Gave it a good brushing, and applied a thick layer of chemical metal, then some waxoyl underseal paint




Refitted it all, ran it, checked for leaks, and all is well - no more smell of petrol, and a working guage - top day!!! Decided to have a treat, so we drove to the seafront for fish and chips

[Ian65]

Nice one! Glad you could save the tank. Hope the chemical metal doesn\'t get affected by petrol, unleaded is evil stuff!
I use aradite on my tank repairs... done loads over the years, never had a problem with it.
Glad you got the gauge working as well.  A good days work!

[rossonza]

Looking good. May check my tank out on Saturday. Good advice Guy\'s

[Marcrs]

Also noticed last night that the fuel pump was quiet again...I think it might have sucked up some of the tank on the way home Tuesday
 
I\'ll be looking at changing the fuel filter as soon as I can find one - I have next week off, so I\'ll try and do it then, along with the steering idler bushes, and a full service

[Ian65]

here\'s one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUEL-FILTER-MAZDA-RX7-2-3-MK3-2292-P-3-84-85_W0QQitemZ370295099593QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item56374ed0c9

and another...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fuel-Filter-Mazda-121-323-626-969-RX7-B2000-E2000_W0QQitemZ390086190810QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5ad2f2e6da


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[Marcrs]

Thanks mate, just got to love ebay
 
Ordered one of the cheap ones...shame fitting it won\'t be as pleasurable as buying it

[David Nock (RIP)]

My new resolve....Sort that tank sender out, thanks for the inspiration to get it done Marc and Ian.

[Ian65]

My new resolve....Sort that tank sender out, thanks for the inspiration to get it done Marc and Ian.

I want one of these for my car...



It\'s a sender off a GSL-SE. Straight fit into our U.K tanks but it has the low fuel level sensor as well as the float. I want to put a low fuel level light on my car. Just need to run an extra wire to the sensor. Our  fuel sender connector plugs only have 2 wires, this needs 3.


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[karissabob]

Evening all :wave

I\'m Karissa - the other half of this RX7 partnership... or is it threesome? :Laugh

I\'m the one usually taking the photos, and watching and pointing out the rusty bits, though I\'m not afraid to get my hands dirty - I did have half a petrol tank on me on Monday....

Anyway, nice to be here, and hope to get to a few meets, among all the other meets we have planned :chat

[David Nock (RIP)]

:rollin


yep...me too - he\'s the bestest friend I\'ve ever had :Thumbs-up

Hmmmmmmm....................