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Old 31 August 2010, 20:21   #1
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Barrus fuel tanks

For anyone using Barrus petrol tanks, I've had two fail in the last month.

The rubber pick up pipes degrade quite badly over time.

Worth checking out
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Old 31 August 2010, 21:05   #2
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For anyone using Barrus petrol tanks, I've had two fail in the last month.

The rubber pick up pipes degrade quite badly over time.

Worth checking out
I think one of mine is on the way as well
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I have a couple in the workshop which I intend on using on my Searider.
I better go and check them, is it a pickup pipe inside that degrades?
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Just been checking mine (see over topic on Mercury) - they do seem really thin and flexible. Is there any reason the pipe cannot be replaced with regular (thicker) fuel line?
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I'm reliably informed Barrus tanks only end up in private hands when they've been rejected as unservicable by Barrus. So you can't expect much from them.
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I'm reliably informed Barrus tanks only end up in private hands when they've been rejected as unservicable by Barrus. So you can't expect much from them.
Pretty much right!.
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You can replace the internal hose, the trouble is it needs to be thin wall, otherwise it wont fit through the hole to put the fitting back in.
i tried to use thicker hose, and push it on the hose tail with the fitting in the tank, but you would need to be a contortionist with small hands
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barrus fuel tank connectors

Hi,

On the subject of barrus fuel tanks, does anyone know where I can get hold of the bullet connectors that attach between the tank fuel pipe outflow and the hose?
not even a sniff on ebay.
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On the subject of barrus fuel tanks, does anyone know where I can get hold of the bullet connectors that attach between the tank fuel pipe outflow and the hose?
not even a sniff on ebay.
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Mercury bayonet connectors?

GREY MERCURY / MARINER FUEL LINE PRE 1987 BAYONET TYPE | eBay
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IIRC that's the git who charges VAT on the selling price and delivery
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£13 inc delivery for a hose with 2 die-cast Merc bayonet ends & primer bulb looked like very good value to me. I've seen some chandlers charging more just for the bayonet connectors.
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On the subject of barrus fuel tanks, does anyone know where I can get hold of the bullet connectors that attach between the tank fuel pipe outflow and the hose?
not even a sniff on ebay.
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They are the older Mercury bayonet type-should be loads on ebay.
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Just been checking mine (see over topic on Mercury) - they do seem really thin and flexible. Is there any reason the pipe cannot be replaced with regular (thicker) fuel line?
The pipe in mine had already perished when i got it a couple of years back, from memory i unbolted/unscrewed the unit and used the only pipe that i'd got available which happened to be the old style clear re-inforced stuff i can measure this up when i get home as working away at the moment. It was a bit fiddly/tight from memory as already stated, I used a little ptfe tape on the thread (don't know if this the correct thing to use but a plumber friend said it would be fine) when i re-fitted it to the tank and i've never had a problem since? i've got another barrus tank which has got an end filter fitted to the pipe & i'd like to source another one of those for the first one, looking on ebay sthil strimmers etc seem to use something similar

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