Hello Everybody

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:56 am

Hi Turoa,

The tank (from what i have been told) was made for or at an old dairy factory around here somewhere, hence the screw on lid like we used to have on the vats on the farm.

It is made of stainless steel.

Not exactly sure on amount of gas it holds. Around 50L i think, give or take a few.

From what i can see, there are no baffles inside( i donk really know wat you mean by 'baffles' however) But as far as i can see, it looks empty.

The sender, well i dont think its a usual landie sender. it goes from underneath the tank, and someone has drilled a hole in the deck to make it fit, as its like a .5L steel coltainer which the gas drains into, then goes to fuel pump on engine. Its a propper sender i think though. There is a electronic fuel level sender on top, however its not hooked up on this one.

Will try and get some measurements for you and mabye some better photos of it. You are more than welcome to have a look if you are ever up this way.

Hope this helps,
Dick

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:30 pm

to determine capacity of a vessel.

height X width X length in CENTIMETERS.
delete the last THREE zeros.
capacity is now expressed in litres.

for example, tank is 150 CM long, 30 CM high by 30CM deep.

150X30X30=135,000cc
135 litres
if it was water, contents would weigh 135Kg.
Slightly less for diesel or petrol.

Baffles are internal dividers, (with holes to allow for the passage of fuel), to stop the contents from sloshing about.

did that help?

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:47 pm

That helped heaps. I definitely learnt something new today!! Thanks.

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:13 am

Here are some photos.

http://offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php ... _photo.php

http://offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php ... _photo.php

Dick

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:04 am

Moriarty wrote:to determine capacity of a vessel.

height X width X length in CENTIMETERS.
delete the last THREE zeros.
capacity is now expressed in litres....

Man - I just drive the thing till practically empty then fill up and trust that the Gas station pump is actually reading correctly.

Got 73ltrs into my 75ltr tank the other day :shock:

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:21 am

MNC wrote:
Moriarty wrote:to determine capacity of a vessel.

height X width X length in CENTIMETERS.
delete the last THREE zeros.
capacity is now expressed in litres....

Man - I just drive the thing till practically empty then fill up and trust that the Gas station pump is actually reading correctly.

Got 73ltrs into my 75ltr tank the other day

This may be a urban mith....but I was told not to let you car get to empty...it is only has a little bit at the bottom when you re-fill if you stirr up all the shit on the bottom of the tank (rust, sand, dust etc..) and as soon as you start up your car to leave you start sucking in dirty fuel....anyway true or not I don't let my car go empty (usually so theres about 1/4 of a tank left)....mainly becuase I can't afford to fill it up from empty :lol:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:36 am

mroffroader wrote:This may be a urban mith....but I was told not to let you car get to empty...it is only has a little bit at the bottom when you re-fill if you stirr up all the shit on the bottom of the tank (rust, sand, dust etc..) and as soon as you start up your car to leave you start sucking in dirty fuel....anyway true or not I don't let my car go empty (usually so theres about 1/4 of a tank left)....mainly becuase I can't afford to fill it up from empty

Yeah I've heard that too (about Deisels)... but i've been doing this is in the new work car. Wont be any rust, dirt or crap in there yet :wink:

Is actually good fun - seeing how long you can leave it before filling up - kinda like russian roulte. :lol: