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Jim Burns
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Username: jimb158

Post Number: 1
Registered: 02-2006
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 05:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i have just recently bought a westerly 22. the origeonal tank has not been in use for some years, i can see no access to it or no way of draining off any water that got into the tank and have no idea of wat material the tank is made of. i wish to convert back to the origeonal tank, CAN ANYONE HELP WITH THE SITUATION
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Peter Ogborne
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Username: peterogborne

Post Number: 107
Registered: 09-2002
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 05:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Jim , I think I am right when I say that normaly Stuart Turners did not supply a fuel tank , I may be wrong but there is nothing in the P66 parts book that I have . Fuel tanks would have varied from application to application.
So the tanks would have been made ''Outside''
In my case I have a tank that is made from Aluminium. It is all welded and only has two penetrations,ie the fuel filler and the outlet
Scratching your tank should indicate to you the material ...it will be either gal steel ,brass or as in my case aluminium.
I guess good old water might be the best way to wash it out . Also a bit of chain in the tank and then rattle it around works wonders. Wash some diesel fuel around it as well . Tanks that have been standing for a long time usually have a lot of sediment etc in them ...just takes time to clean it . Dont forget to put a good fuel filter in line when you start up again and be prepared to have to clean it frequently.
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S A M
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Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 06:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

S-T engines often came with a bulkhead mounted tank in copper.
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S A M
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Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 06:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

S-T engines were often supplied with a bulkhead mounting tank in copper.
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S A M
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Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 06:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry, thought the first post had failed - and now I'm compounding the error with a completely pointless apology!
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Tim Mulvey
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Username: timmulvey

Post Number: 79
Registered: 05-2003


Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 05:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Apparently, an old trick to get rid of water in a tank of fuel is to add a small amount of methylated spirits. During the 1960's my father ocassionally got requests for a bottle of it from his Pharmacy (Drug Store) customers for their vehicles. It "picks up" the water and carries it thru to be burnt off as part of the combustion process. Any comments of whether this would be harmful or whether it in fact works??

PS: It's an academic issue but Stuart did market a copper fuel tank - I've got a new one.
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Peter Ogborne
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Username: peterogborne

Post Number: 113
Registered: 09-2002
Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 07:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Your right Tim ..Metho worked well . My father said always keep the car tank full,stops the condensation .........bit hard now days with fuel the price it is!
Thanks for the bit about the copper fuel tanks . I have never seen mention of Stuart providing tanks but of course that is not to say that they did not.
I am working on Juno at the moment ...I tried to buy a wet blasting attachment for my Pressure washer ........Bunnings no longer stock Alto products so it will have to wait until my next visit to Perth.
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jeremy king
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Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 07:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep,
I've got a Stuart Turner Filler neck and tank up the bow end of the boat I bought. If I can't get the ST motor going (still hopefull), the P66 will go on eBay, or traded on another engine ASAP.
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homer114036
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Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Stuart did manufacture fuel tanks from 1-9 gallon with a drain plug and brass filter bowl beneath the tank
the tanks are still made to the same dimensions but in stainless so can be replaced easily
contact fairways in UK for them
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RichardDurgee
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Username: richarddurgee

Post Number: 1038
Registered: 11-2001


Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This one is for sale on ebay- England.

Like that starting crank !

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homer
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Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 07:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

watch out for bent crank as engine is sitting on flywheel they don't like it

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