The supplied fuel tank for my Planar heater started leaking after a few weeks on rough roads. The bottom weld of the bracket had split away from the tank.
Rang Pinnacle, the Dealer, and they agreed to send a replacement. I see the replacement has a 2nd bracket up the top of the tank, I think this would spread the stresses placed on tank over rough roads. I wonder if Pinnacle have had trouble with others. Mine was just inside the 1yr guarantee.
I will just extend the mounting plate to the 2nd top bracket.
vince56 said
07:33 AM Aug 16, 2016
Hi kiwi-as,
I am just about to fit one of those tanks, I take it you have the steel tank not plastic.
Is your tank mounted vertical or sitting flat on the bracket, ie with the widest part of the tank at the bottom?
Where is your tank mounted on the van please?
Cheers Vince
Kiwi-as said
11:35 AM Aug 16, 2016
Hi Vince, My tank is vertical. I think that is the only way to have it with the outlet pipe on top vertical. I was thinking maybe the plastic one might handle the vibrations better. I have an offroad van so the corrugations can get pretty bad. My tank is mounted on back of van, tucked in behind one of the spare tyres, on a steel plate that is bolted to the wheel bracket.
I did not notice the leak until all the dust started to stick to it. Rang Pinnacle and they posted it across to Western Aust..I had to pay freight though.
-- Edited by Kiwi-as on Tuesday 16th of August 2016 11:46:31 AM
macka17 said
05:03 PM Aug 17, 2016
Heavy duty plastic fuel tanks are good.
I've made a coupla Stainless 2.5mm sheet disel tanks with ribs.
mounted on "soft" engine mount rubbers yrs ago.
Lasted for yrs.
Some Clarke rubber thick HD sheet would do same job.
Just mount the tank to sheet then sheet to base? with separate bolts.
4-6 up/4-6 down. depending on tank size.
We use that system in drive couplings on marine and the yachts go all round the world
with no problems. (offset mounting bolts)
Vibrations won't bother them at all.
The supplied fuel tank for my Planar heater started leaking after a few weeks on rough roads. The bottom weld of the bracket had split away from the tank.
Rang Pinnacle, the Dealer, and they agreed to send a replacement. I see the replacement has a 2nd bracket up the top of the tank, I think this would spread the stresses placed on tank over rough roads. I wonder if Pinnacle have had trouble with others. Mine was just inside the 1yr guarantee.
I will just extend the mounting plate to the 2nd top bracket.
I am just about to fit one of those tanks, I take it you have the steel tank not plastic.
Is your tank mounted vertical or sitting flat on the bracket, ie with the widest part of the tank at the bottom?
Where is your tank mounted on the van please?
Cheers Vince
Hi Vince, My tank is vertical. I think that is the only way to have it with the outlet pipe on top vertical. I was thinking maybe the plastic one might handle the vibrations better.
I have an offroad van so the corrugations can get pretty bad.
My tank is mounted on back of van, tucked in behind one of the spare tyres, on a steel plate that is bolted to the wheel bracket.
I did not notice the leak until all the dust started to stick to it. Rang Pinnacle and they posted it across to Western Aust..I had to pay freight though.
-- Edited by Kiwi-as on Tuesday 16th of August 2016 11:46:31 AM
I've made a coupla Stainless 2.5mm sheet disel tanks with ribs.
mounted on "soft" engine mount rubbers yrs ago.
Lasted for yrs.
Some Clarke rubber thick HD sheet would do same job.
Just mount the tank to sheet then sheet to base? with separate bolts.
4-6 up/4-6 down. depending on tank size.
We use that system in drive couplings on marine and the yachts go all round the world
with no problems. (offset mounting bolts)
Vibrations won't bother them at all.