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there is more chance of there being a welder in a town or settlement
able to fix a steel tank leak then having an aluminium tank that cannot
be fixed once it has been damaged, it cannot be repaired, its the same
problem with alloys - if they get bent they cannot be knocked back into
shape because aluminium under stress becomes brittle and breaks, so
can't be knocked back into shape without ruining the whole wheel.
It has to be steel or another material, not aluminium for long range
treks
Believe me, I know about these things
Renate
Personally I would be wary of stainless steel tanks in the bush - what
is the likelihood of someone having the kit to weld it? (And the same
for exhausts).
The advantage of the Aus tanks (I assume that they are LongRanger) is
that they are designed to use the LC sender unit to tie in with the
fuel gauge.
If you want to get the maximum range you can also get a direct
replacement of the factory tank taking it (from memory) up to around
160litres - you should be able to get upto around 1500miles range.
That is the route I would be inclined to go so that if one tank gets
contaminated, you can still run on the other. The recommendations is
to get a pair of Walbro pusher pumps down on the tanks and then a pair
of Racor filters under the hood.
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Regards,
Julian Voelcker
Mobile: 07971 540362
Cirencester, United Kingdom
1994 HDJ80, 2.5" OME Lift, ARB
there is more chance of there being a welder in a town or settlement
able to fix a steel tank leak then having an aluminium tank that cannot
be fixed once it has been damaged, it cannot be repaired, its the same
problem with alloys - if they get bent they cannot be knocked back into
shape because aluminium under stress becomes brittle and breaks, so
can't be knocked back into shape without ruining the whole wheel.
It has to be steel or another material, not aluminium for long range
treks
Believe me, I know about these things
Renate
Personally I would be wary of stainless steel tanks in the bush - what
is the likelihood of someone having the kit to weld it? (And the same
for exhausts).
The advantage of the Aus tanks (I assume that they are LongRanger) is
that they are designed to use the LC sender unit to tie in with the
fuel gauge.
If you want to get the maximum range you can also get a direct
replacement of the factory tank taking it (from memory) up to around
160litres - you should be able to get upto around 1500miles range.
That is the route I would be inclined to go so that if one tank gets
contaminated, you can still run on the other. The recommendations is
to get a pair of Walbro pusher pumps down on the tanks and then a pair
of Racor filters under the hood.
--
Regards,
Julian Voelcker
Mobile: 07971 540362
Cirencester, United Kingdom
1994 HDJ80, 2.5" OME Lift, ARB