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Post by robin on Jun 18, 2017 21:27:32 GMT
1st disaster , dont trust fuel gauge , can any one tell me how big is a standard mev rocket fuel tank
spluttered home on fumes and then put about 15 litres in to fill it
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Post by kiwicanfly on Jun 19, 2017 6:30:57 GMT
Around 20 litres.
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Post by carlyd on Jun 19, 2017 8:24:54 GMT
1st disaster , dont trust fuel gauge , can any one tell me how big is a standard mev rocket fuel tank spluttered home on fumes and then put about 15 litres in to fill it I'd say "about 15 litres" then  |
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Post by mantaray on Jun 19, 2017 17:47:00 GMT
80 miles between fill ups and about £20 spent each time.
Gauge reads 76% when full and stays there for 20 miles before falling all too quickly to 30% where it can happily fluctuate between 5 & 30% depending on how I'm driving.
My bottle goes when it starts showing 15% as I have no idea how much is really there !
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Post by fatboy on Jun 19, 2017 19:21:23 GMT
tank range can be from 100 miles per tank up to 200 per tank depending on your right foot
Up 70 mph I have got 200 miles running on fumes spirited driving (track) less than 100
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Post by robin on Jun 19, 2017 21:10:53 GMT
guage shows full when full and 3/4 full when empty  ? will put this on me list of jobs, is this likely to be sender or dash calibration ? |
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Post by mawdo81 on Jun 19, 2017 22:01:50 GMT
If you've not got the focus dials could be calibration and that may be an easier fix. The focus sender is designed for a long/wide flat tank, not the small tall one you have. It's most likely the float arm not being modified. Take it out and re bend a new one using steel spring wire from eBay.
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Post by martinw on Jun 19, 2017 23:07:03 GMT
Take it out and re bend a new one using steel spring wire from eBay. .....or a wire coat hanger, suitably straightened and re-bent. Have to admit that was what I used  Martin |
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Post by mawdo81 on Jun 19, 2017 23:07:54 GMT
I had spring wire already tbf!
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Post by carlyd on Jun 20, 2017 11:18:59 GMT
FYI The Honda accord Type R fuel pump and sender fit's perfectly into the rocket tank with ideal range of motion for the float.
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Post by robin on Jun 21, 2017 7:10:29 GMT
thanks for the answers , so should be simple fix , am on it , about number 3 on my list of car jobs but may hold off until winter lay up to strip bits off , so i can leave stripped while sorting ,as want to enjoy it and find all the niggles
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Post by robin on Jun 21, 2017 7:29:36 GMT
1st disaster , dont trust fuel gauge , can any one tell me how big is a standard mev rocket fuel tank spluttered home on fumes and then put about 15 litres in to fill it I'd say "about 15 litres" then ffs my mower tank is about that !!!!! |
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Post by noobie on Jun 21, 2017 16:41:08 GMT
80 miles between fill ups and about £20 spent each time. Gauge reads 76% when full and stays there for 20 miles before falling all too quickly to 30% where it can happily fluctuate between 5 & 30% depending on how I'm driving. My bottle goes when it starts showing 15% as I have no idea how much is really there ! Only if you are paying £1.33 per litre. If you are getting 17 litres in , that's 21 mpg? |
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Post by mantaray on Jun 21, 2017 17:36:57 GMT
80 miles between fill ups and about £20 spent each time. Gauge reads 76% when full and stays there for 20 miles before falling all too quickly to 30% where it can happily fluctuate between 5 & 30% depending on how I'm driving. My bottle goes when it starts showing 15% as I have no idea how much is really there ! Only if you are paying £1.33 per litre. If you are getting 17 litres in , that's 21 mpg? I've no idea how much I'm paying per litre of premium - is it £1.33 now ? 75% of my journeys are the 7 miles to work and home so I'm probably running cold/rich for 50% of the time on a tuned 2 litre engine with throttle bodies. 21mpg sounds about right. On the trip to Stoneleigh I got 120 miles before I needed to fill up. My previous weekend car was a 4.6 V8 Marcos and my daily a 4.2 V8 VW Phaeton, both gave around 16mpg around town but neither was as much fun as the Rocket ! Martin |
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Post by nigel on Jun 22, 2017 4:47:17 GMT
... can any one tell me how big is a standard mev rocket fuel tank Over the years the capacity / size of the Rocket fuel tank has increased. However by measuring the external dimensions of the tank it's relatively easy to calculate the tanks capacity. If the fuel pump is correctly fitted and sealed you should not incur fuel starvation until the last ltr of fuel is left in the tank under normal driving conditions. nigel |
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? will put this on me list of jobs, is this likely to be sender or dash calibration 
