Petrol Tank

[MM1949]

There is a picture on ESM, it shows the 2 connectors I stated.

[geoberni]

As the original question was....

As part of the commissioning I painted the fuel tank before installing it and it was upended and turned every which way; could this have dislodged the internal tank pick-up into a weird position?

Many thanks,

Gil.

Can I suggest removing the tank unit, i.e. the Float Assembly, and taking a look in the top to inspect the internals?
Then you can eliminate any thought that the pipe has become loose.

[stuffedpike20]

The pipe inside the tank that goes down to the bottom of the tank with a filter on the end is usually just flared at the end where the flare nut on the end of the fuel line screws in.
I have not seen the union that you have shown in your photo before.

When you buy a new fuel line from ESM, the ends are already formed, and screw straight into the tank and fuel pump. The extra union in your photo is not needed.

[holgi02]

Problem solved.



I used the union with the olive ( so the bits from middle of the picture to the bottom of the picture ) and going straight into the hole of the new tank. It effectively mimicks the standard fuel line coupling and is working well.

Thank you all for the advice and suggestions.

[svenedin]

Excellent news. Happy motoring.

Stephen