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[foxenhole2]

Are all 33 petrol tanks the same? I am looking for a new one.

[gritsop]

Hi,

As far as the cat 33s are conserned, physically they are not the same.

Bosch and Marelli IAW versions use different tanks as far as the location of the hose connections is concerned. Also the length of the hoses is different too.

However I have heard of examples that have used different tank from the original that should be used. They used longer fuel hoses and probably new nylon pipes. At least this worked.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
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Thanassis Gritsopoulos
1991 Alfa 33 1.4 IE
2001 Alfa 147 1.6 Distinctive

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[RFlower]

I installed a fuel tank from a carb model 33 on my (fuel injection) 1.7.

There was no connection for the return fuel, so I piped this to the breather pipe, via a tee as low down the pipe as possible.

The only difference is the normal return pipe goes to the bottom of the tank, whereas now you can hear the fuel return running into the tank, but only from near the tank, not from inside the car.
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Dick Flower, Nr. Carcassonne. '94 Trofeo 1.4 ie (F), '93 Imola 1.3/1.4 ie (now for breaking) (F), '91 1.7 ie (GB)(spare car), '86 Sprint 1.5 QV (F). '87 VW Syncro camper (F), '73 NSU Ro80 (F), '99 Fiat Seicento (F)

[foxenhole2]

Thanks for the replies guys. I have been offered a brand new tank at a good price, but the seller doesn't know which model it is for. I can adapt pipe work as long as the tank will physically fit in the space.
Cheers, Mark