Hi again guys! Sorry to bother you with so many questions allready, but what else is there to do? My gastank on my -72 Comet GT will only fill up with around 30 litres (8 gallons) and this will only register on the meter as 1/3rd of full. First of all, I´m pretty certain that the tank does NOT take 90 litres (24 gallons) in a small car like this, but on the other hand 30 litres seems a bit too little. So the way I see it there are four options: 1. The 30 litres is actually a full tank, and all that is wrong is the sender-unit in the tank that only registers 1/3rd of a full tank. 2. The sender unit is OK, but the tank is somehow unable to be filled up more than to 1/3rd of its capacity (perhaps it´s filled with cocain, and that was the real reason for this car being brought into Sweden? ). 3. The sender unit is faulty, but there is ALSO something that keeps the tank from being filled up to its full capacity. 4. As the car was being restored/customized in the late 80´s, the tank was replaced with a tank from some other vehicle, which would account for the inability to be filled with more than 30 litres, and the tank gauges unwillingness to go beyond 1/3rd of a full tank. So, what is the full capacity of the stock gas-tank on a 1972 Comet GT? It really isn´t a matter of life or death. The tankgauge shows empty when empty, and 1/3rd of full when full (or at least as full as I can get it). I can live with that. The main thing is that I can tell when I´m running out of gas, which I can. It would however be interesting to know what the stock fuelcapacity was. Anders O
Hello Swede - I liked all the pics from the other thread of your Comet. Looks great! Stock capacity is approx 15 gals. Have you actual drained the tank out and tried to fill it to see what it holds? That is what I would do if you are not sure of what tank was used on the replacement. If it is a stock type tank, problem is most likely a bad sending unit. They are well known for failure. Replacements are available from several sources (ebay - AK, ect). You might consider the conversion to an aftermarket Mustang tank. There are several advantages, including a front location for the sending unit and hoses (makes more room for dual exhaust) and the price of a tank includes a new sending unit. Do a search for this swap - it is well documented here and at other Maverick sites. Eric
Hi Eric! Thanks for the kind words regarding the pics of my Comet. As you can probably tell I´m very excited about this car. As a matter of fact, I usually get pretty excited about my cars, but to thell you the truth, there are only two or three previous vintage vehicles that have had me this excited. One was my first Mustang, a red -66 HT with black pony interior and black vinyltop, another was a white -65 Mustang 2+2 Fastback, and the third possibly being a -72 Corvette Convertible that I bought to fix up and resell at a profit, which made me a considerable amount of casch. There has been a lot of other vintage US cars in my posession, but other than those three none that measures up to this one, so it really is a special car to me. I guess there are several reasons why I like it so much. For one thing, it really is quite a unique car here in Sweden, I´ve certainly never seen another Comet GT, add to that that it is a very good-looking model of car and last but not least, for a car that was restored in the 80´s it really has been kept in a very nice condition. A lot of cars here with a similar history of restoration have been abused as the sparkle of the resto has worn off. This one has seen use, but no abuse whatsoever. And no, I haven´t tried to drain the tank. So far I´ve only been driving the car, getting to know its personality. I´ll probably do so for at least another couple of weeks, apart from having a go at reducing the running temp somewhat (see my other thread here on the tech-forum). I could however take an extra container of fuel with me in the car, and drive the car until it´s dry and then fill it up (so far I´ve refueled when the gauge hit "empty"). This would tell me if how much I can actually get into the tank when it´s dry. Unless something comes up that tells me that there´s something really wrong with the tank, such as leaks for instance, I don´t think I´ll be swapping the tank, at least not until next spring. Anders O
I'd go with door #1. Unless you get American TV, you might not get that. Anyway, What I'd do is carry a full 5 Gallon (what ever that is in Litres) gas can in your trunk and drive the car until it runs out of gas. Then add the 5 gal, go straight to a filling station and top it off. Then you will know exactly how much it holds. Beats trying to drain gas from a tank that dosent have a drain. BTW, how much is gas in your neck of the woods?
Hi Mavaholic! I get the reference, we get some american quizshows, plus our domestic TV-Stations are becoming more and more "americanized" for both better and worse, if you get my drift? Yes, it should be simple enough to just let the car go as far as it can on one fill, and then measure the amount I can fill it up with. As for gas-prices, I don´t think you really want to know! But I´ll tell you anyway. The price for 98 octane gas is around 10:50Skr per litre, 10Skr is 1,33$US and one litre is 0,264 gallons. One gallon is therefore 5:30$US unless I did a serious mathematical error (which is quite possible, I was never any good at geography ). So basically I have to choose between eating and driving, and the choice is pretty simple, I need to loose some wheight anyway! Anders O
