Rolls-Royce Corniche - Fuel Tank-Early Cars-To Remove; Fuel Tank-Early Cars-To Fit; Fuel Tank-Late Cars-To Remove, to Fit; Fuel System and Carburetters

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Chapter K
Chapter K
FUEL SYSTEM AND CARBURETTERS
For details of components related to the Emission
Control Systems refer to Chapter
U.
Fuel tank-Early cars-To remove
(see Fig. KI)
The following procedures apply to cars prior to Car
Serial Numbers SRH 7694, CRH 7812, DRH 7770 and
LRX 7482.
1. Disconnect the battery leads.
2. Remove the carpet and underlay from the luggage
compartment.
3. Remove the fuel gauge unit cover from the fuel
tank, then disconnect the leads from the unit.
4. Remove all dirt from around the drain plug, then,
using the special adaptor and spanner from the tool
kit, remove the plug and drain the fuel into a storage
container.
5. Disconnect the fuel pipe line at the tank outlet
union.
6. Disconnect the fuel tank breather pipe at the
filler tube connection.
7. Remove the rubber hose connected to the filler
pipe.
8. Unscrew and remove the nineteen setscrews and
washers which secure the fuel tank to the floor of the
luggage compartment.
9. Lift and remove the fuel tank from its location in
the luggage compartment floor.
Fuel tank-Early Cars-To fit
To fit the fuel tank, reverse the procedure given for its
removal noting the following points.
Section K1
FUEL SYSTEM
1. Ensure that the rubber hose is connected to the
filler pipe after the fuel tank has been fitted into
position.
2. Lubricate the fuel tank drain plug with
Roc01
Marlube Moly 51 or its equivalent, then fit and tighten
the plug.
3. Fit the underlay to the luggage compartment
floor as originally fitted using
Aquaseal 1665 or similar
sealing compound.
Fuel tank-late cars-To remove
The following procedures apply to cars from Car Serial
Numbers SRH 7694, CRH 7812, DRH 7770, LRX
7482 and onwards.
1. Carry out Operations 1 to 7 inclusive described
under Fuel tank-Early cars-To remove.
2. Disconnect the spring clips and remove the rubber
vent tube hoses from the two connections positioned
on top of the fuel tank
(see Fig. K2).
3. Unscrew the two worm drive clips and remove the
convoluted rubber hose connected to the filler tube
adaptor.
4. Lift and remove the fuel tank from its location in
the luggage compartment floor.
Fuel tank-late cars-To fit
To fit the fuel tank, reverse the procedure given for its
removal noting the points described in Fuel
tank-
Early cars-To fit.
Replacement fuel tank
The following procedures apply to cars prior to Car
Serial Numbers SRH 7694, CRH 7812, DRH 7770 and
LRX 7482.