fuel filler drain

[Monty]

U need to use the plastic coated wire, that way u don`t get cuts just red marks ops what am i saying! Dam the secret is out! ::)

[niall]

Richard,<br>Thanks for that explanation. I suppose it would be a bit cheeky to say that only the owner of a BRG elan might know what bits of wire (and string know doubt) held together an old racing car!<br>Niall

[Elanbloke]

A bit more info.  Just fixed mine as I had the parcel shelf out already for another reason.  I can report that the tube is made of quite thick/tough plastic 12" in length and it bends around the wheel arch and out (horizontally) through a rubber grommit in the inner wing opposite the side of the fuel tank.  Mine would not clear effectively with wire because the end was butting right up against the fuel tank! You can see the end of the tube from the wheel arch (with road wheel removed) but you can't get to it with your fingers because it's out of reach up in the narrow gap between the inner wing and the fuel tank.  From inside the wing with the parcel shelf out you can pull the end of the tube into the car and clear it.  Another way of fixing the particular problem I had (now I know wher the tube comes out) would have been to slide a long knife up between the tank and the inner wing and cut the end of the tube off or push it back 1/8" away from the petrol tank. I took a couple of digital pics which I can e.mail to anyone if needed.

[Paul.P]

Having a problem with my pipe being blocked. I have removed the shelf & taken the pipe off at the filler cap. It has an L shaped piece of rubber that fits in the filler cap area. This is approx 3" long & has a clip on the other end where it fixes onto the main pipe. I have read through this thread & don't understand how Sy or anyone else could get a coat hanger to go around this L shaped tube, as its rigid. My thoughts are to either try & blow it clear with compressed air, or use a flexible piece of wire that can go around the bend, possibly like a push-bike brake cable. I see this hasn't been raised for quite a while, so if anybody has any experience or better ideas, i'm all ears ?

[Paul.P]

Ok then, got the pipe off, & the blockage was at the filler cap end. Once i seperated the small right-angled piece of rubber from the main tube, i was then able to get a thin piece of wire down both & clear whatever was blocking it, it now runs perfectly. One thing i did notice, when the right-angled rubber piece was attached to main pipe, it was attached with a crimp clamp which seemed very tight, i did wonder if it was to tight & was actually restricting the flow. It now has a very small jubilee clip which you can judge better how tight to make it !

[RayD]

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