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FUEL TANK QUESTION - Steve Bryant - 17-12-2022
Can someone please tell me what the small bent bracket soldered to the rear of the fuel tank is for? I'm guessing a support for the wiring from the control panel ?
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Thanks,
Stephen
RE: FUEL TANK QUESTION - Steve kay - 17-12-2022
Depending on the originality and provenance of the tank, there might also be a hook or bracket on the offside of the tank taking the wiring through the bulkhead and thence to cut out and fuse box. A hook makes rather more sense than a closed bracket as illustrated, which would involve disruption of cables when the tank has to be removed.
RE: FUEL TANK QUESTION - Mike Costigan - 17-12-2022
That's not a closed bracket, it's a U-shaped bracket that has been bent closed. Yes, it's to carry the wiring to the switch panel.
RE: FUEL TANK QUESTION - Steve kay - 17-12-2022
Down load image, spread it with fingers, good lord, Holmes it is indeed a Bent Bracket! Might have the title of a story there.
RE: FUEL TANK QUESTION - Steve Bryant - 17-12-2022
Thank you all for confirming my suspicions.
The bracket got bent when moving the tank around. I don't want to weaken the metal by bending it too much. I'll straighten it when things are installed without danger of it being bent again.
Cheers,
Stephen