petrol diesel tank

[COURGETTE]

how do i know if i have an early or a late tank. my van has bits of both early and later stuff on it. 1983, was a 2.1 petrol, now a 1.9 diesel. it has an early slider on it.
is there an obvious way of telling like the handles on the sliders ?

[faggie]

if its got a metal filler pipe on the tank its early if plastic its the later type

[Aidan]

size of the hole, size of the rubber seal, part number off the rubber seal

[COURGETTE]

Oh, im guessing its early then.
Aidan, cant see any part number? dont think i would recognise the differnce in the hole size tbh.

any pics of early n late ?

[billy739]

stick a magnet on the filler tube( pipe where you stick the fuel pump nozel in when you fill up)

under the arch , if a magnet sticks its early metal and usually rusty, if not its plastic /black and late

if the tanks out measure the hole , i dont have them now but can get the measurements. very obvious

[COURGETTE]

THX honey will do that xx