13 replies to this topic

[yverthongen]

hey,

Could anyone tell me what the maximum capacity of a '93 British Open mini fuel tank is in litres? Just in case i can't fix my fuel gauge on my dash.

thanks,

yannick

[day101]

well how much does it cost to fill up from empty if its about £25 its a 5 gallon if more 7.5

[biggav]

hey,

Could anyone tell me what the maximum capacity of a '93 British Open mini fuel tank is in litres? Just in case i can't fix my fuel gauge on my dash.

thanks,

yannick

im not sure of the capacity of that model, but if you get a smooth stick (like a broom handle) and put it in the tank to the bottom, you will know the depth of fuel in the tank... when it's very low, fill it back up, reset you odometer and make a note of the mileage when its empty again (and how many litres it takes to fill it back up) There is always the small space at the top of the tank that you can't get fuel into, and areas at the bottom that you cant get fuel out of, so it's best to guess it on mileage in my experience..... though remembering back to the days when i first owned mini's i could only ever afford to put in 8 litres at a time and that was when it was nearly empty.... these days, i keep the tanks full.

[biggav]

well how much does it cost to fill up from empty if its about £25 its a 5 gallon if more 7.5

They don't deal in gallon's or pounds in belgium... and fuel is cheaper!!!!

[Tomf]

I dont understand how you can get £25 worth in a 5 gallon tank! iv got a 7.5 gallon tank and the most i have ever been able to fit in that was £20 and that was when fuel was right at the edge of the fuel neck.

[TOMMO0302]

I';m not sure you could have a 7.5 g tank then TomF. I had a 5.5 and was putting in about £18-£20....last week i put a 7.5g in and first fueling got approx £28-£30 in.

[Tomf]

nope its defo a 7.5 gallon tank... As i have has a 5 gallon tank and my tank is defo bigger that that.... maby my fuel gauge is reading wrong, so when it ready nearly empty its not.... next time it gets low ill put something in there to measure how much i have got left. But its defo a 7.5 tank

[biggav]

I dont understand how you can get £25 worth in a 5 gallon tank! iv got a 7.5 gallon tank and the most i have ever been able to fit in that was £20 and that was when fuel was right at the edge of the fuel neck.

injection tanks (if thats what you have) have reduced capacity as they sip instead of sluping.... or something like that

[Tomf]

Nope my mini runs on carbs so it doesnt have an injection tank.

[biggav]

Nope my mini runs on carbs so it doesnt have an injection tank.

does it have a vapour lock? (little flap inside the filler neck???

[Tomf]

yep...

[Jordie]

Easy way to tell.

5.5 gallon tank is roughly in line with the edge of the boot when you open it.

7.5 gallon tank sticks out into the wheel well section.

[Sprocket]

I dare anyone to try and get more then 32 litres of fuel into the '7.5 gallon' tank.

I managed the 30 litres from a tank that was almost running dry

Edited by Mini Sprocket, 14 April 2007 - 05:56 PM.

[Sprocket]

http://www.theminifo...p;hl=fuel gauge

Stuff just keeps getting repeated

Edited by Mini Sprocket, 14 April 2007 - 05:55 PM.