Hi Ron -
The rubber goes around the square hole in the boot floor.
By the way, it is a very good idea to get some neoprene camper seal
and cut several dozens of squares and put them in spaced intervals
undeneath the whole tank.
Healey gas tanks tend to rust from the outside in because the tank
sits directly on the boot floor. That means water can accumulate over
time under the tank and not escape because the "tank on boot floor" is
basically two huge pieces of flat metal sitting flush against each
other.
With the neoprene squares lifting the tank off the boot floor... not
only will it provide some cushion when driving down the road... it
will give enough space for moisture to escape and dry out.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:06:09 -0800, Ron Fine <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net> wrote:
> An easy question: Is the square sealing rubber under the gas tank almost as
> big as the tank or does it just extend around the small rectangular opening
> in the floor of the trunk? Mine was gone when I got my BN7. The diagram
> in the Moss catalog (part #682-400) looks like it is much bigger than the
> small opening.
> Thanks in advance.
> Ron
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