It may not if you have inserted a fuel filter before the fuel pump and used
rubber hose. The only other grounding location is the tank rubbing against
the brackets on the rear bulkhead holding the straps that hold the tank in.
And that only works if they have scraped the paint off the tank. Not sure
if there are any brackets holding the fuel line between the tank and the
pump but I don't recall any.
(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA
1967 3000 MKIII HBJ8L39031
> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
> To: davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 8/8/2004 2:52:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Grounding Gas Tank
>
> David -
>
> You don't have to ground the tank because the fuel
> line itself grounds the gas tank. When you bolt the
> brass union on the tank, it grounds the tank to the
> chassis. Think about it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> --- davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > We talked around this problem earlier, but I don't
> > recall a specific
> > solution.
> >
> > So, you have cleaned up and painted your gas tank.
> > (in this case, primer,
> > primer, black, black, clear), and then set it on the
> > square foam gasket on the
> > frame. It's held down by painted insulated straps,
> > ----and of course the fuel
> > gauge doesn't work because it has no electrical
> > connection to the frame.
> > I had noticed that the P.O. had run a green wire
> > from one of the sender
> > mounting screws to somewhere on the frame. Of course
> > I could accomplish the
> > same with any number of jury-rigs, but what is the
> > correct means of grounding
> > the fuel tank to get the gauge to work?
> >
> > David W. Jones
> > '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> > Cumberland, RI USA
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