New nova fuel tank problem

[TWAG]

I bought a brand new nova fuel tank from a panel supplier. Turned up all good until I looked at where the fuel sender sits.

The hole for the sender is there but there's no holes to screw it into place.

Anyone else had this issue?

[Edd]

Sounds like a SPI tank, the sender twist in, no bolts

You got the right tank?

[bazil]

You have the twist in sender type tank,

Iirc there is about 5 nova tanks,

[TWAG]

Damn it! I've just had it powder coated as well,lol!

Every thing else matches my old gsi tank, like I said the sender hole is in the same place (rear of the tank) just doesn't have the 6 captive nuts.

Can I fit an spi sender?

[paul james]

carb tanks have a twist in sender too, probably the same one the spi uses. Not sure what a GSI sender is like, but if its just a two pin connection like the other ones, then I don't see why you can't just use a twist in sender.

[bazil]

Duno the feed size on the carb/spi sender but this is the GTE/gsi one and iirc it's 12mm

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/random3/31cafbb7.jpg

[TWAG]

Duno the feed size on the carb/spi sender but this is the GTE/gsi one and iirc it's 12mm

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/random3/31cafbb7.jpg

That's the sender I have. Has anyone got a pic of an spi/ carb version?

[oVerboost]

Get the drill out and make it fit lol

[mowgli]

the big problem with the gte/gsi/sri tank is that the whole fuel pickup/swirlpot setup is behind the sender hold & as the above pic shows, it is unique. just where did you buy it from in the 1st place??

[scott.parker]

So is it hard to find gsi tanks now?
I've got two in the shed, best hold onto my spare one then.

[Edd]

The sender as above is hard to find, well a working one anyway

[bazil]

The point I was trying to make was that an spi one may not have the capacity to deliver enough fuel to the pump

A bit like runing around for 10 mins and trying to breathe through a straw, your going to struggle for fuel.

[Edd]

Yeah I wouldn't want to run a gte /gsi sender in a spi tank

[bazil]

That would be fine as you know Edd,

Someone previously mentioned using the twist in type sender, IMO that wouldn't work.

[oVerboost]

Get a fuel cell - problem solved! :)

[mowgli]

not really.....

gte tanks are available from panel suppliers, as long as you ask the right question... which is

'has the sender hole on the rear of it got 6 little holes round it??'

if the answer is yes, then it is a gte/gsi/sri type tank.

[TWAG]

Owell, looks like ill be taking my old Gsi tank down to the powder coasters.

The new freshly powder coated tank will be up forsale soon.