ajg193 8,059 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 I thought all fuel tanks have a drain bung in the bottom or do new cars not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nominal 51,162 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, ajg193 said: I thought all fuel tanks have a drain bung in the bottom or do new cars not? Many cars don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 53,611 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 Its a rort by the fuel tank industry to artificially increase the demand for new fuel tanks 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 56,221 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 It's a health and safety as well as an environmental issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 53,611 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 Yeah A rort 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nominal 51,162 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 Basically, protection against the morans who go to picklepart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00quattro00 4,916 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 1 hour ago, igor said: People should be less stupid. Have you been to a pick a part and seen the monkeys pulling parts off? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 56,221 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 It's not just pickapart, it's the scrap metallers themselves also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
igor 12,060 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 1 hour ago, 00quattro00 said: Have you been to a pick a part and seen the monkeys pulling parts off? No, but I can well imagine people smashing all the things around the thing they want because they don't have the right tools / sufficient intelligence to remove it sensibly in case someone else wants the other stuff. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokin'joe 2,250 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, igor said: Why? Apart from to be complete cunts. a lot of modern tanks don't have a drain bung and need to be puncture to recover fuel for the forklift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peteretep 6,418 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 How else will I know how thick the metal is in a steering wheel? Or what diameter the shaft is on an alternator, I dont care that it made the alternator unusable. They'll just replace the car with another soon enough car wreckers in onehunga seem to catch fire once a year piercing fuel tanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UTERUS 17,147 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, igor said: Why? Apart from to be complete cunts. Because alot of cars don't have drain bungs, it's the easiest way to make a car safe to store. 3 hours ago, igor said: People should be less stupid. Do us a favor and hit alt+f4 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUNAMUCK 26,412 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 I got rid of a completely fucked KE30 once. Before the scrap guy came I filled up the fuel tank with lots of waste oil to get rid of it. (I'd already rolled into it's roof and scavenged all the actual petrol that was in it) 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokin'joe 2,250 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 1 hour ago, RUNAMUCK said: I got rid of a completely fucked KE30 once. Before the scrap guy came I filled up the fuel tank with lots of waste oil to get rid of it. (I'd already rolled into it's roof and scavenged all the actual petrol that was in it) reminds me of a cobber who had his MK4 Cortny seized for multiple DIC/unlicensed driving............ filled the tank with sugar for the new owner. rumour had it , with the old fuel it would diesel, unsure how true, didn't care Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SOHC 9,290 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 I filled every possable orifice with old paint on my vhaxall when it went to the scrap, most wreckers now soak the old fluids into the seats befor they go off to be incinerated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajg193 8,059 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 Well I bought that BBQ of a Corolla. Hopefully it passes LPG inspection next week. How does one get a fuel gauge to work with LPG? Or is a pressure gauge a better option? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cletus 35,229 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 is it a blue e90? from chch? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajg193 8,059 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Yeah Does it have a bad back story? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajg193 8,059 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Also who does the LPG certs in Christchurch at the moment? / Looks like the car was converted to LPG on day one of its life. Runs super well. Needs new back shocks in the very near future, but it might just get through a WoF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cletus 35,229 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 5 hours ago, ajg193 said: Yeah Does it have a bad back story? no, it belonged to @Horse25 he kindly lent it to some of us at nats when another vehicle had issues. he mentioned it was for sale. and quite cheap. I was mildly tempted myself but didn't need another car quite possibly the most economical vehicle in the universe 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
