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| Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403  | Leaking diesel tank Pulled my tank today and I think I know what caused my leak (flood rather...) This is what 20 years of salty snow slush does to thin sheet metal. I've found 60 years old battle field relics in better shape... (rust.jpg) Attachments ----------------  rust.jpg (100KB - 4 downloads) | |
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| Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | RE: Leaking diesel tank Just for reference; 60 years old battle field relic. Found in a bog in Russia (Kinderheimhöe). It's not leaking... Edited by Tjærand 5/30/2007 1:26 PM (reference.jpg) Attachments ---------------- reference.jpg (74KB - 0 downloads) | |
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| TWODOGS Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD Posts: 584  | RE: Leaking diesel tank there looks a lot more steel on the helmet  The G tank is a weak spot , I have repaired two and there getting harder to find . Twodogs | |
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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398  | ||
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| Ed Mclass Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Vehicle(s): 1958 180a, 2010 GLK, 2000 G 500, 2005 SLK 350 Posts: 1215  | ||
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| Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | ||
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| Fernando BR Date registered: Jan 2007 Location: Brasil Vehicle(s): G500/05 300GE/91 300GD/80 | ||
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| Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | ||
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| amzimmy Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa/Italy Vehicle(s): GD300 1981, Alfa GT 3,2 V6, Alfa Brera Q4 3,2 V6. Posts: 850 | RE: Leaking diesel tank On my G I have lined the exterior of the diesel tank with bituminous paint and fitted a stainless steel plate with some silicone strips to separate the two metals. Has worked very well and has given no signs of deterioration in the last past 11 years. However, I must admit, we do not have the need of "salt" on our roads in winter!  amzimmy  (DSC01674.JPG) Attachments ---------------- DSC01674.JPG (576KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| martin Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Del Mar, CA Isles of Scilly, UK Vehicle(s): 99 G500 95 E300D 95 R1100GS 06 K1200R Posts: 297  | RE: Leaking diesel tank [hijack on] amzimmy, What is mounted next to your tow hitch? -Martin (amzimmy.jpg) Attachments ---------------- amzimmy.jpg (434KB - 0 downloads) | |
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| amzimmy Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa/Italy Vehicle(s): GD300 1981, Alfa GT 3,2 V6, Alfa Brera Q4 3,2 V6. Posts: 850 | RE: Leaking diesel tank Martin, funny that you ask ......... well since we have strict laws about liquor in Africa, this a tap where I store my "Single Malt Whisky"  .........only kidding! I have installed a 100lt water tank at the base of the loading zone and that is the tap/cock. In the photo you see the arrangement between a Water (100 lt) and a Diesel (100 lt). Ciao, amzimmy (double tank (700 x 525).jpg) Attachments ---------------- double tank (700 x 525).jpg (95KB - 0 downloads) | |
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| Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | ||
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| amzimmy Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa/Italy Vehicle(s): GD300 1981, Alfa GT 3,2 V6, Alfa Brera Q4 3,2 V6. Posts: 850 | RE: Leaking diesel tank Tjærand - 5/30/2007 9:32 PM I gave my old rusty tank a good rubbing with the steel brush angle grinder today and found a few big holes, about 3mm. I've noticed I've had a lot of air in my pre-filter recently and have probably been sucking air through the holes. I've noticed it dripped significantly more with the engine off... Anyhows, the missus was the first person to drive our G on the highway and she asked me if the workshop did anything to the engine as well. The engine has a lot less injector knocking and high speed acceleration has improved drastically! I assume the air sucked in through the rust holes must have affected the injector spray pattern somehow. Tjærand, big lesson to be learned here, especially with diesel, remove your tank once a year, have it cleaned inside out, check for rust or knocks and repair.............end lesson,....... have your missus check the vehicle for "performance"! amzimmy | |
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| Jonathan Joseph Expert Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Vehicle(s): 2004 G55 Posts: 1538 | ||
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| Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | ||
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