Rover Sports Register Forum

Good morning Im changing the old fuel filters on the petrol pipe has anyone fitted a filter on the end of the pipe which does into the tank. Its only a small opening for the pipe to go through, but knowing the car is 86 years old I doubt if its as clean as it should be I had to seal off the one pipe,as the reserve tap had seized up. Len

I have a filter in the input of the fuel pump and one at its output.

If its any help here are the components from when I made a replacement dip pipe filter for my P2 using some brass mesh. The theory was right but my soldering skills are appalling. The top of the filter was drilled from an old penny as you will see. It is a tight fit through the hole into the tank and it is difficult to solder the filter rigidly onto the dip pipes, so needs installing gently so as not to have it drop into the tank. I am sure someone could suggest a more secure method of fixing
Rob

Thanks very much Does anyone know the size if the tube you use to set the height of the carb float .I seem to remember that the early horizontal SUs were a different setting to the later ones Len

Hello thanks for the drawings .Without removing the feed pipe again,can you tell me the diameter of the long pickup pipe and the diameter of the hole the pick up assembly it screws into Len

Hi Len
My second reserve tank unit is off the car at present waiting for me to replace the ball bearing which doesnt seal too well so I have been able to measure it. The dip pipes are 7mm OD. The slight shoulder on the reserve unit body which just sits into the hole in the tank is 47.2 dia but I suspect the actual aperture in the tank may be sa fraction more. Hope this helps
regards
Rob

Thanks,I was wondering what the diameter of the hole in the tank is,so I know what diameter filter to make Len