Tank Fun

[tommymck]

Thanks for the response and the pictures Tommy.
We were all hanging out to see what the end result would be and here we are.

From your comments i wasn't sure if you had seen the first video so i kept feeding the hints, once i saw how it was done it all " clicked in place " and i had a sniggle at how simple it actually was.

Just googled" honda fuel line connector white clip" and there it was, it is mostly what and how you ask google, try different combinations because the poster of the article/video may have used similar but different words.
Anyway i hope that the white ( safety ) clip is now in it's proper place and a decisive " click " was heard when the connector was pushed onto the fuel line.

Might be an idea to ask mr takahashi to include more " international " instructions for the different connectors.

Safe driving

Woulda coulda shoulda done a better google job. Actually, the white clip itself doesn't do anything from a safety perspective. It's just a mechanism to get the fuel line connector off. I never did manage to re-install it, but once you reinstall the fuel line, that connector isn't going anywhere. The tabs in the connector make sure of that. The white clip now resides in my tool box so if I ever need to remove the fuel line again, I'll have it ready at hand.

Upon inspection, and this isn't revealed in the video that was posted (the clip in the video is similar, but not the same), the technique is to push a small tab on the white clip forward - towards the center of the tank. Then you can push the white clip in towards the center of the fuel line. Once the white clip is pushed in, tongs on it push tabs in the fuel line connector out, letting you (with significant effort) pull the line off. Even knowing this, and even if I didn't incorrectly remove the white clip (I thought it was a retaining clip), it wouldn't be easy to simultaneously push the white clip tab in, push the white clip down and pull the line off.

Mr. T's instructions didn't include anything regarding removing the fuel line. He probably figures anybody doing this would know what they are doing (unlike me.) The instructions that were included had to do with installing an overflow line (which wasn't required as it turns out...but since it was tight, Mr. T. probably figured that it would be best if he'd provide a longer drain tube) and with placing the fuel float. There was only one way to install the fuel pump / float assembly, so instructions really weren't necessary.

Thanks for all the help Max, and everybody else who responded!!! Hope this helps any other '17 owners who need to remove the tank....