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28-06-2006, 01:10 PM
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John (jfk)
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fuel tank earth
Hi All
Just a quick question, should my fuel tank be earthed and if so to what.
Thanks for any advice
regards
john
PS the poker run looked great from the quay wall watching you all go sob sob. never mind could not keep up any way.
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28-06-2006, 03:50 PM
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SplitPin
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Hi john, just as a matter of safety I would earth the tank. Just a line from battery -ve will suffice.
Hope this helps,
Graham.
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28-06-2006, 09:11 PM
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John (jfk)
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Hi Graham
Thank you very much
Kind regards
john
28-06-2006, 09:24 PM
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Matt
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Re: fuel tank earth
Not at all, you would have been miles in front of David Graham-smith
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Originally posted by John (jfk)
never mind could not keep up any way.
28-06-2006, 09:32 PM
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Jon Fuller
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Re: Re: fuel tank earth
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Originally posted by Matt
Not at all, you would have been miles in front of David Graham-smith
And all the silly bouncy little Phantoms
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28-06-2006, 09:33 PM
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Matt
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28-06-2006, 09:38 PM
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Captain Chaos
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it was my silly bouncu bouncy man-tits that were more of a concern
28-06-2006, 09:53 PM
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Matt
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You and me both - though I'm more of an A-cup.
28-06-2006, 11:12 PM
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Re: fuel tank earth
Quote:
Originally posted by John (jfk)
Hi All
Just a quick question, should my fuel tank be earthed
If its metal .. i would be more concerned about the filler (mine is and it wasn't earthed)
04-07-2006, 10:45 PM
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JamesM
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I would earth bond the filler, any connecting metal pipe and the tank together and to the battery -ve. You don't want any potential differences building up between any of them that could cause a spark.
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