Jim, Would the Fiesta injection tanks by Ford (for the European 1.4i) have fuel feed and return in the wall of the tank, not the top? If so, where was the fuel pump fitted?
What was the arrangement of the old fiesta centre tanks? The one I have has the sender, fuel pump and electrics all on a large circular plate that fits in the top of the tank and rests inside the plastic swirl pot attached to the bottom of the tank. Now it's cleaned up it looks like the tank top has been cut and welded to get the pot inside and possibly the larger socket for the plate. Is it likely I have the fiesta centre tank? Or even a DIY one combining Fiesta and Escort with the XR3i EFi set up grafted in? If it is the old Fiesta Centre one then some of my running problems may be down to the rumoured bad swirl pot design. I have found a separate float! It's available from Holden around £6. Just as well as the old one is really crumbling as it's dried out. Derek On 16 Jul 2012, at 23:23, Derek Clews wrote: > Jim, that's a thought. This float looks like a fine foam rubber cylinder and > part of it has broken off, so I may be able to work around what is left. But > I recall many being a sealed plastic cylinder and wondered about getting a > replacement. But they don't seem to be sold separately on the web. > > Derek > > > > On 16 Jul 2012, at 22:13, Jim Hearne wrote: > >> If you can make up a suitable plug to go in the fuel filler hole, could you >> pressurise the tank with a hose to "pop" the dented section back out ? >> A airline might also work but water is safer. >> >> The float on all the Mk2 tanks i've seen has just been a sealed plastic >> cylinder clipped into a loop on the end of the sender arm. >> >> Jim >> >> On 16/07/2012 18:40, Derek Clews wrote: >>> I have removed my coupe fuel tank and it is an injection one with the >>> plastic internal housing (swirl pot), fuel pump and sender. I have found >>> the bottom of the tank has been pushed in quite a long way and the fuel >>> pump was hard up against the bottom. The piping may have been bent to a >>> different angle as well, difficult to tell at this point. Also the float >>> has broken, though the sender does vary resistance with movement so this >>> may be all that is wrong wit that. (if the angle of the unit were OK) >>> >>> The tank does not leak and I am wondering about trying to re shape it >>> myself or even send it to a tank repairers. Anyone got any experience of >>> this? >>> >>> >>> Also using alternative floats - any suggestions? I cannot see any floats >>> from any car available separately so far they are all attached to senders. >>> >>> I know the injection tanks are rare and recent investigations prove that >>> getting one made is very expensive. Alternatively, fitting a more standard >>> non-injection tank with external pump(s) and after market swirlpot is a >>> thought. If there can be any place found to fit the stuff as it's very >>> tight underneath! 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