Hello,
I have an original AH 3000 Fuel Tank BMC part number 11B2375 out of the car.
For other reasons I made an accurate CAD drawing of the cross section. Based
on my CAD drawing this is the volume of the tank and filler neck:
Tank Filler Total
US Gal 13.6 0.3 13.9
Imp. Gal 11.3 0.2 11.5
Liter 51.4 1.0 52.5
It is possible manuals of the day were based on manually calculated
estimates without the benefit of CAD or tanks came from several suppliers
and were not all exactly the same size.
I trust this helps ....Harold
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peter
Dzwig
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 1:57 AM
To: Healey
Cc: Ed Reiss
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity
Several questions: Did the tank come with the car as new? Was it purchased
in the UK or US ? in what units was its capacity stated? Is it foam filled?
Peter
On 05/10/2017 06:21, Ed Reiss wrote:
> Sometimes when I fill up the pump shuts off before I think it should.
> If I rock the car side-to-side a bit I can ofter get another gallon
> in. I don't know if the filler tube projects into the tank or not, but
> if it does, by rocking the car it allows some air out of the tank making
room for more gas. It's worth a try.
>
>
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> ?? 1. Re: Fuel Tank Capacity (Oudesluys)
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> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 20:41:04 +0200
> From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity
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> Dented bottom of tank, may tank has collapsed a bit due to a vacuum
> caused by a blocked vent/fuel cap in the past?
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Op 3-10-2017 om 18:37 schreef Roger Grace:
>> My manual gives a capacity of 54.5 litres for the fuel tank.
>> After draining the tank (via drain plug) and adding 2 measured litres
>> so can drive to gas station, can only add 47.5 litres to the top of
>> filler.
>> Have done this exercise twice.
>> What gives ?
>> Thoughts pse.
>> rg
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> Roger I have the same problem.? They say it was supposed to be over 14
> gallons or about 54 liters.? I ran mine out of gas.? Put two gallons into.
> Should have been able to fill it with 12 gallons - distance to the
> station was less than a mile.? I actually put in 8.5 gallons.? I
> looked through the Moss Cat. and can find no specs. on the capacity of the
tank.
> So I just have to plan carefully where I am going.? Here in NV you can
> go long distances between stations.
> I wonder how many other folks have the same problem???
> ................? Al
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> From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> To: Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net>
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> US vs Imperial ltrs?
> The *US* gallon is used in the United States and is equal to exactly
> 231 cubic inches or 3.785411784 *liters*. The *Imperial* gallon or
> *UK* gallon is used in the United Kingdom and is equal to
> approximately 277.42 cubic inches. Its exact value is defined as
> 4.54609 *liters*. One *imperial* gallon is approximately 1.2 *US* gallons.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> ????? _______????????????????????????????????? _______
> ???? (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> ???????? (_________________________)
> ????????? BT7 engine and disk brakes
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> 1967 MGB? [image: MG]
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> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
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> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net> wrote:
>
>> My manual gives a capacity of 54.5 litres for the fuel tank.
>> After draining the tank (via drain plug) and adding 2 measured litres
>> so can drive to gas station, can only add 47.5 litres to the top of
filler.
>> Have done this exercise twice.
>> What gives ?
>> Thoughts pse.
>> rg
>>
>>
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> always thought it was a 12 US gallon tank. Maybe you have lots of crud
> in your tank...
> I get about 18 MPG and can go over 200 miles between fill ups on long
> drives
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> ????? _______????????????????????????????????? _______
> ???? (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> ???????? (_________________________)
> ????????? BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
>
> 1967 MGB? [image: MG]
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 09:37:04 -0700
>> From: "Roger Grace" <roggrace at telus.net>
>> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity
>>
>> Roger I have the same problem.? They say it was supposed to be over
>> 14 gallons or about 54 liters.? I ran mine out of gas.? Put two gallons
into.
>> Should have been able to fill it with 12 gallons - distance to the
>> station was less than a mile.? I actually put in 8.5 gallons.? I
>> looked through the Moss Cat. and can find no specs. on the capacity of
the tank.
>> So I just have to plan carefully where I am going.? Here in NV you
>> can go long distances between stations.
>> I wonder how many other folks have the same problem???
>> ................? Al
>>
>> --
>> Albert Seminatore
>> Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
>> eMail:? alsemus1 at gmail.com
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> From: "John Spaur" <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'i erbs'" <eyera3000 at gmail.com>, "'Albert Seminatore'"
> ??????? <alsemus1 at gmail.com>
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> If you are getting that kind of mileage you are not driving it hard and
fast!
>
> ?
>
> John
>
> ?
>
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of i
> erbs
> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 3:11 PM
> To: Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size
>
> ?
>
> always thought it was a 12 US gallon tank. Maybe you have lots of crud
> in your tank...
>
> I get about 18 MPG and can go over 200 miles between fill ups on long
> drives
>
>
>
>
> Ira Erbs
>
> Portland,OR
>
> ????? _______????????????????????????????????? _______
> ???? (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> ???????? (_________________________)
>
> ????????? BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> ?
>
> ?
>
> 1967 MGB???
> <http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg>
>
> ?
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> ?
>
> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 09:37:04 -0700
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity
>
> Roger I have the same problem.? They say it was supposed to be over 14
> gallons or about 54 liters.? I ran mine out of gas.? Put two gallons
> into.? Should have been able to fill it with 12 gallons - distance to
> the station was less than a mile.? I actually put in 8.5 gallons.? I
> looked through the Moss Cat. and can find no specs. on the capacity of the
tank.
>
> So I just have to plan carefully where I am going.? Here in NV you can
> go long distances between stations.
>
> I wonder how many other folks have the same problem???
>
> ................? Al
>
>
>
> --
>
> Albert Seminatore
>
> Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
>
>
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> From: "John Spaur" <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Albert Seminatore'" <alsemus1 at gmail.com>,
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> Verbatim per the workshop manual for a ?62 BT7:
>
> ?
>
> 12 Imp., 14.4 U.S. gallons (54.5 litres).
>
> ?
>
> John Spaur
>
> ?
>
> P.S. Starting with a full tank I have run out of gas after only 130
> miles. I might have had the carbs a bit too rich but I was driving
> Fast and Furious through the Santa Cruz Mountains!
>
> ?
>
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Albert Seminatore
> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 1:57 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size
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> ?
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 09:37:04 -0700
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity
>
> Roger I have the same problem.? They say it was supposed to be over 14
> gallons or about 54 liters.? I ran mine out of gas.? Put two gallons
> into.? Should have been able to fill it with 12 gallons - distance to
> the station was less than a mile.? I actually put in 8.5 gallons.? I
> looked through the Moss Cat. and can find no specs. on the capacity of the
tank.
>
> So I just have to plan carefully where I am going.? Here in NV you can
> go long distances between stations.
>
> I wonder how many other folks have the same problem???
>
> ................? Al
>
>
>
> --
>
> Albert Seminatore
>
> Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
>
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