Fuel tank drain tap

[gs.davies]

Trying to remove the fuel tank and can't get it out. Does the drain tap have to come off first and if so, what size socket is it?!

Cheers
Gary.

[Surgeryman]

The early Mk1 tanks have a drain that will need to be removed to get the tank out. It ideally requires a long tubular 7/16ths socket that surrounds the drain tube to remove it from beneath the car. I hope that this helps.

Peter

[LarryLebel]

I have levered the tank out without removing the drain tap. Its a somewhat brutal process but I'm concerned about ruining the tank trying to remove a rusted in tap.

[ianh1968]

a long tubular 7/16ths socket

A good old-fashioned "box-spanner", perhaps?

Ian