Saab SONETT III Service Manual page 39

FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES
Removal of fuel tank
1. Take out the battery.
2. Jack up the rear end of the car and place trestles in
the rear edges of the sills.
3. Empty the tank by detaching the lower hose from
the fuel pump. Allow the gasoline to flow into a
suitable container.
CAUTION
BEAR IN MIND THE RISK OF FIRE!
4. Remove the right seat. Remove the sheathing from
the transverse partition behind the seats. Remove
the fuel pipe from the tank, see Fig.
REMOVAL OF FUEL PIPE FROM TANK
5.. Remove the sheathing from the back of the tank.
6. Disconnect the two tank retaining straps and remove
the protective board.
7.
Disconnect the fuel level transmitter earth wire (1)
from the plate above the tank.
8. Unfasten the clamps for the filler and venting tubes.
Pull the hoses off.
9. Pull the tank out slightly rearwards and disconnect
the cables from the leve! transmitter (2). Disconnect
the venting tube (3).
10.
Lift the tank out through the rear lid.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR FUEL LEVEL TRANS-
MITTER AND UPPER TANK VENTING TUBE
1. Fuel level transmitter earth wire
2. Fuel level transmitter
3. Venting tube
Installation of fuel tank
1. Lift the tank in and reconnect the venting hose at the
top of the tank. Reconnect the cables to the fuel level
transmitter as follows:
Gray cable to "G"
Brown cable to "W"
2. Reconnect the filler pipe and venting hoses.
3. Blide the tank into position and reconnect the fuel
pipe.
NOTE
Check that the upper venting hose does not get
squeezed so that it fails to function properly.
4. Reconnect the fuel level transmitter earth wire.
5. Refit the protective board and the tank retaining straps.
6. Refit the sheath ing on the back of the tank.
7. Lower the car onto the wheels and f ill up with gasoline.
Check that the fuel line connection does not leak.
8. Refit the sheathing to the transverse position. Replace
the right seat.
9. Ref it the battery.
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