front to rear pipes

[jas915]

hi, ive got the old plastic ones out, trying to get the new stainless ones in from Brickwerks, is it possible to get them in without removing the tank, ive been trying for a while and cant get them in

[Cruz]

It all varies from van to van. I'd be careful forcing them as you can snag your hydraulic clutch pipe and god knows what state of disrepair that could be in.

Maybe dropping the tank will also allow you to asses and repair the fuel lines? Or if you can't be arsed try dropping the tank an inch or two held up with a jack just to help you get the pipes in?

[waltraud]

I agree with Cruz- having said that you can get them in, earlier pipes are smaller and easier. Make sure you have a good light supply to be able to see above the tank area and then i sprayed a small amount of lube- could use silicone spray or waxoil type stuff to ease the pipes through- TBH its all about athe angle o approach but i can't be more precise. Good luck.

[billy739]

i never know why peeps have a problem dropping the tank!

half hour and its out , cleanup / refit and its another job jobbed!

take it out to remove the pipes!

[ewenmaclean]

Hello,

I did mine recently by just lowering the tank a bit on a bottle jack and bit of wood, slidiing the two in and then rotating them together so they raise up a bit at the front of the fuel tank. I work on the street with kids + traffic around etc, and I didn't like the idea of draining my fuel, but if you have a safe place to do it it's much better to remove the tank as Billy says. For one thing there are important clips above the fuel tank which you should replace to protect the heater pipes - I know this because I missed it when I did it, and Russel at Syncronutz spotted it before damage was done!

Good luck sorting it

Ewen

[jas915]

thanks for the replays, got them in place loosely today by lowering the tank on a jack an inch or so then the went straight through, should have done that to start with, would have saved alot of time.

I only replaced the tank and fuel sender last year, and gave everything/ body, pipes a good inspection covering of waxoil then.

So just need to put the back half's in and plumb it back up next weekend, then maybe get to drive it again

[jas915]

Any ideas on how to get the springy mettle clips back in place, mine don't seem to fit now , the ones which hold the pipes to the chassis at the front middle, got the very back one in.

[waltraud]

Jas, after fitting stainless pipes I had to unscrew my clip and modify it slightly with a longer screw fitting, suggesting to me thgat my new pipes were in at a different angle possibly, good luck!

[jas915]

thanks, not 100% sure what you mean though, my original plastic pipes were held in-place by 3 pieces of wire bent in a U shape that hooked into the chassis(kinda difficult to explain), but these now don't seem long enough, think it must be down to the pipes as you say now at a slightly different angle.
looks like i will have to try and make something up.

[billy739]

early pipes use a flat steel strip as a clamp curved to go over the pipes later stainless wire clips