Aqualine Safari Fuel Tanks - Tip & Tricks
This is a section that provides information about your tank and how to install and look after it.
What to do with Fuel Taps.
Lubing the Fuel Taps
Some of the taps on our early tanks tended to become tight with time. These have a cone design and need to be lubricated occasionally to ensure free and easy movement. This isn’t a big job, taking just a few minutes.
Step 1: Loosen the small screw that sits under the tap switch, allowing the switch to pop outwards – watch for the small spring that follows it!
Step 2: If the plastic cone-shaped stop-valve doesn’t fall out when the switch is removed, replace the switch into the tap without the small spring, engage the valve, and rotate it. This should allow the valve to be removed by twisting it outwards.
Step 3: Thoroughly clean the stop-valve, switch and spring, then lightly grease the valve and switch.
Step 4: Reassemble the tap by inserting the stop-valve into the tap barrel, then place the small spring in its seat on the valve. Check on the alignment of the rebates on the valve and switch, then reinstall the switch set to the appropriate angle – it can only go together one way, so you can’t get it wrong!
Step 5: Keeping a little pressure on the switch to hold it against the spring, turn it to the ‘off’ position, then tighten the retaining screw. The tap switch should now move freely. Remember to check for leaks.
Checking the Fuel Taps for Contaminants
Dirty fuel is common in many countries, Australia included, so it pays to check the dirt/water trap in the fuel tap regularly.
Step 1: Use a 10mm spanner to remove the bowl from the base of the tap. Check the bowl for dirt or water, and thoroughly clean it ready for installation.
Step 2: Pry out the O-ring using a small, preferably blunt, screwdriver.
Step 3: Remove the fine gauze filter, check for dirt, then clean this as well.
Step 4: Allow a small amount of fuel to run through the tap to flush it.
Step 5: Lightly grease the thread on the bowl and the O-ring, then reinstall the filter, O-ring and bowl. Check for fuel leaks.
