On mine the solid radiator pipes go under the tank, so these need to be removed before I can drop the tank. I clamped then plugged the four hoses connected rather than draining all the coolant in an effort to not have to refill and then go thru the pain of bleeding the whole system.
I found with a bit of lube I could twist/slide the tubes out of the P clips - as a lot of the clip bolts were hidden under glued down carpet, blocked by seats etc.
On mine the tank vent hose (*used to) simply loop up behind the d/s upright and then down to poke out a hole in the tub bottom corner, meaning the tank vented to atmosphere. This was as instructed in the build manual.
* I later fitted a proper charcoal canister and connected the vent to that and the intake manifold as it should be. However as I cut my tank filler inlet pipe a bit short I now get a bit of seepage at this connection sometimes.
I find fitting the filler pipe to the tank an absolute nightmare as it's made up of multiple rubber joins and metal pipes from the metro pipework (as per manual) and access to the area is very restricted. One day i'm gonna replace mine with a single flexible fuel proof hose.
If you need any pics of where bolts are or how i lowered/refitted the tank PM me.
The tank is a Rover 100 for the MPI engines with pump and sender units fitted on top.
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