Black magic of boot (trunk) fuel reservoir

[DavidAPease]

Hi, Dirk,

Sorry for the poor photos!  The first shows the position of my (blurry) FSVT, which is higher and further from my exhaust pipes than Rodd's.  The second shows the in-trunk expansion tank with the three hoses and metal tubes coming down from it (and brackets/clamps holding them).  (Mine is also a '66 230SL.)

        -David

[dirkbalter]

David,
thanks to you as well. I see now where the third line is penetrating through the floor. I found the hole. I am making new cardboard panels and they are fighting me at the moment. My old ones were all bend out of shape and falling apart. As soon as I have these in , I will route the lines.

[rwmastel]

I am making new cardboard panels and they are fighting me at the moment.

That is probably worthy of a how-to video.  What material to use, how to cut/bend/fit, etc.

[Merc_Girl]

Soz all

Would anyone happen to have a good photo/multiple photos of how the fuel reservoir (in boot/trunk) is clipped in place? This is for the early 230sl (1964)?

Mine is still ‘wafting’  around in the air! Is the reservoir only held in place by a clamp holding the ‘pipes’ in place, or just above the jubilee clips. Should there also be one also holding the little ‘nobble’ on the top?

As always, thanks in advance

Katie

[Pawel66]

Katie, this little expansion tank is held to the right hand side trunk trim (cardboard lining) via two clips that go on the studs on the tank (top and bottom) and then to slots in that lining. Those clips are no. 61 on the drawing (from SLS).

Then you have two clamps that hold the pipes to the floor (A 110 995 03 32).

It looks somewhat like here: https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=36164.msg264756#msg264756

or here

https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=8679.msg56626#msg56626