Thread: Fuel Tanks

Originally Posted by Slugbait

The Defender 130 I purchased back in May has a Long Ranger Tank I think. I'm not absolutely sure of the make. I think it takes about 140lt. I say I think as the fuel gauge doesn't read properly. I was advised by my Mechanic while I he was sorting out some starting problems for me that my tank was almost empty but the gauge read about 1/3 full.

Now I'm too worried about running out of fuel that I don't let it go below 1/2. I can do about 500km before the gauge starts to read below full.

Has anyone else had problems with the sender not registering the correct amount and is there an easy fix or do I have to replace the sender.

Cheers

Steve

Hi Steve,

In a standard tank the pump and sender are one unit. I have successfully removed the pump from my 130, and cleaned the contacts on the sender in the past, but you need to remove the tub or cut an access hole. If you have a tray you may have slighty better access.

From memory I think the Longranger tank has a seperate sender, which hopefully is accessible without removing the tub/tray or the tank.

Cheers,
Stan.

Originally Posted by Standard

Hi Steve,

In a standard tank the pump and sender are one unit. I have successfully removed the pump from my 130, and cleaned the contacts on the sender in the past, but you need to remove the tub or cut an access hole. If you have a tray you may have slighty better access.

From memory I think the Longranger tank has a seperate sender, which hopefully is accessible without removing the tub/tray or the tank.

Cheers,
Stan.

Thanks Stan.

I'll have a look I have a tray so I think my spare wheel sits right above the tank. If I remove that I should have room.

Cheers

Steve

Does the Long Ranger tank fit with a Hayman Reece towbar on a 110?

I don't want to hi jack this thread but I can't understand the need for 185litres of fuel to be carried.

I have travelled throughout Qld and SA desert roads twice a year for over 25yrs in a Nissan Pathfinder, a Land Rover D2 td5 and currently a Ford Ranger which is almost identical spec to a Defender.

I have always carried a jerry of fuel but have never had cause to use it.

I think I have traversed just about every adventure trail from the WA border to central Qld and I find now that supplies are now so readily available, ie fuel, food (some fresh), ice, water, firewood , tyres, mechanical services , that I have more than halved the quantity of just about everything I carry.

This being mainly about fuel though , I don't know where you would drive now that you would need extra reserves of fuel as point to point refuelling distances are so much lessened these days.

I often travel in convoy with a diverse range of different vehicles and we stop every couple of hours for various reasons (you know) and if it's in or near a community we also fill our tanks.

I'm seriously thinking of ditching the jerry , as most of travelling mates have done.

I would honestly like to know you want to carry 2-3 times your normal fuel capacity.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I don't want to hi jack this thread but I can't understand the need for 185litres of fuel to be carried.

I would honestly like to know you want to carry 2-3 times your normal fuel capacity.

Two words... zombie apocalypse

Or... 25L/100KM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I don't want to hi jack this thread but I can't understand the need for 185litres of fuel to be carried.

I have travelled throughout Qld and SA desert roads twice a year for over 25yrs in a Nissan Pathfinder, a Land Rover D2 td5 and currently a Ford Ranger which is almost identical spec to a Defender.

I have always carried a jerry of fuel but have never had cause to use it.

I think I have traversed just about every adventure trail from the WA border to central Qld and I find now that supplies are now so readily available, ie fuel, food (some fresh), ice, water, firewood , tyres, mechanical services , that I have more than halved the quantity of just about everything I carry.

This being mainly about fuel though , I don't know where you would drive now that you would need extra reserves of fuel as point to point refuelling distances are so much lessened these days.

I often travel in convoy with a diverse range of different vehicles and we stop every couple of hours for various reasons (you know) and if it's in or near a community we also fill our tanks.

I'm seriously thinking of ditching the jerry , as most of travelling mates have done.

I would honestly like to know you want to carry 2-3 times your normal fuel capacity.

I agree. If we're going seriously out bush, I will carry a couple of 10 litre jerry cans in the POL box, but only fill them at the last fuel point before going off track. Even if you save 20c per litre by buying all your fuel in a bigger town, that's 5000 litres (at that savings price) before you're amortizing the cost of the tank. That's not allowing for the extra cost of carrying that much fuel, and the consequent loss of carrying capacity, and the future cost of remote services closing due to no sales.

Yes it will.

Originally Posted by Zeros

Does the Long Ranger tank fit with a Hayman Reece towbar on a 110?