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Fuel tank isolation rubber
oldtimer - 11/5/09 at 12:01 PM

Do you have to use the'propper' stuff? - I used innertube but now wonder as it's not E marked!


twybrow - 11/5/09 at 12:02 PM

Any old rubber for me!


big_wasa - 11/5/09 at 12:03 PM

Looks like I am going to have to read the Iva manual as I have just used the sponge stuff like others have done ?


Guinness - 11/5/09 at 12:06 PM

I used the foam rubber we use to trim raised access floors with.

Mike


oldtimer - 11/5/09 at 12:38 PM

Thanks guys.


DaveFJ - 11/5/09 at 12:47 PM

one point though... as the tank is isolated by rubber i would now earth it....


oldtimer - 11/5/09 at 01:07 PM

You are right. The need for isolation is written into the IVA M1.

^I meant earth here not isolation!!!^

[Edited on 11/5/09 by oldtimer]


jabbahutt - 11/5/09 at 01:13 PM

isn't the tank earthed from the sender? My sender has an earth lead as I take it that the screws that go through the sender into the tank to secure it would be the electrical link between tank and sender?

or am I barking up the wrong tree as usual?


DaveFJ - 11/5/09 at 01:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
isn't the tank earthed from the sender? My sender has an earth lead as I take it that the screws that go through the sender into the tank to secure it would be the electrical link between tank and sender?

or am I barking up the wrong tree as usual?


guess that depends on your sender? mine is designed to earth through the tank earth.... but i have added extra earting straps throughout my fuel system anyway just because it is good practice...