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Ideas for a cheap Auxiliary Tank

#1 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:33 pm

I will be trying to start the engine in my Z1B for the first time in years and I want to use an auxiliary fuel tank for safety's sake. Has anyone ever made one from scratch and if so what did you use? I don't want to pay £30 or more for something I will only use once or twice. Blue peter style suggestions welcome :roll:
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#2 PostAuthor: hillbilly » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:39 pm

use a fairy liquid bottle,fill it with fuel,pipe onto carbs,tape it to frame,make a breather hole on top.and there you go.i wunt advice going down road like that but just to fettle it,it shud be ok. :lol:
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#3 PostAuthor: BShaw » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:39 pm

Hypoy 90, scott oil or similar bottle
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#4 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:00 pm

Thanks, I wasn't sure if those type of bottles would take petrol without going soft and then leaking. :D I'll go and get an extinguisher now :shock:
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#5 PostAuthor: Hack » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:04 pm

What about a lawnmower petrol tank?

Like the ones on the old Suffolk Punch mowers etc...

I just searched for "Lawnmower Tank" on ebay and it came up with several.

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#6 PostAuthor: martinz1b » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:14 pm

Hack wrote:What about a lawnmower petrol tank?

Like the ones on the old Suffolk Punch mowers etc...

I just searched for "Lawnmower Tank" on ebay and it came up with several.

Andy


I did have a look at them but wasn't sure about fitting a fuel tap to one that would have the flow I needed. It's probably a good option though.

Mart
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