1986 Range Rover, rusty fuel tank fix, Part 2 - Edd China's Workshop Diaries

[@theshadowman1398]

Really want to see this rust bucket to move again

[@an04ker]

It wants driving straight to the scrap yard

[@craigmorgan4676]

It's a bit of a dump,but Ed will work his magic 🎩💯💥💥🤜

[@Spookieham]

I'd imagine Edd has checked the body and suspension for rust to make sure it has a chance of passing. Then again...

[@craigmorgan4676]

@Terry Winter it does seem weird and a bit strange 🤔

[@steveman1982]

@Terry Winter rust bad

[@vk3hau]

33:20 that Milwaukee light inside the cement mixer for 12 hours is still working. now thats a good ad for Milwaukee Tools.

[@nairbllebpmac4179]

Thank you for doing this fuel tank on the cheap. I have used a similar method with rusty motorcycle tanks. There are a lot of us with a project and families who can't just buy a new tank. A little ingenuity and elbow grease goes a long way! My wife saw me watching and said " I love that guy, the short one was an ass." Nuff said. Much love and admiration from Fate Texas!

[@MrTpain1945]

How did you stop the tank rusting again thanks

[@richardgreene3460]

Edd....It's awesome to see a REAL mechanic instead of someone trying to "play" one on KZbin! I'm restoring a Rolls Royce Cloud. Your work is valuable to me in my restoration. You are through and make things simple/easy to understand. That's a gift that most people do not have! Awesome to see you back! Take care!

[@mafvosburgh]

Nice episode! I love how you admit that in hindsight, buying a new tank would have been a better option. Your honesty is one of your many endearing qualities.

[@vallejokid1968]

I can only imagine how difficult it was to get all those camera angles while pulling the new fuel line. Well done guys.

[@petesmith4498]

That Range Rover looks like it was dug up by the Time Team.

[@thewizzard3150]

@pete it was.

[@col8981]

Nope, he found it in the canal

[@thewizzard3150]

@@col8981 it was dug up by Time Team in a canal.

[@jdmjesus6103]

@@thewizzard3150 a saltwater canal

[@paoloviti6156]

Yep, really dug up by the Time Team somewhere in the muddy banks of the Thames 🤣😅

[@pbentley1]

Great to see you giving the cement mixer idea a go, you will get even better results if change the angle of the mixer drum and thus get different abrasion patterns inside the tank. We also used the mixer to a apply the coating on the inside (a new tank was not an option in our case)

[@Deepthought-42]

The fuel lines are now structural members holding the body together 👌😂

[@hennas87]

"That's a job for another day" is heart crushing. Great series, Edd - Thank you :-)

[@ianmurphy817]

Edd, I loved this episode! You are singlehandedly renewing a generations interest in working with your hands. It makes you think that these kinds of tasks are really not out of the realm of possibility. Excellent job. Love it.

[@habsom1406]

Not everyone can afford a new fuel tank. A new tank for a BMW e38 7 series is around £800. The technique shown is really useful and can also be used on a plastic fuel tank. I had to do this on a 5 series where the fuel had emulsified and a combination of thick varnished petrol and rust from the sender unit had coated the insides. I used lots of nuts and bolts and agitation to loosen the coating inside the tank and it restored a plastic fuel tank which was otherwise perfectly serviceable. Great technique for those who may not be able to source a new tank for an obscure classic or on a tight budget.

[@francfalco9375]

I can happily watch Edd struggle with a rusty Car, rusty fuel tank and tricky fuel lines for 40 minutes! It’s like watching a episode of WD but it hasn’t been edited at all! Love it!

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Edd didn’t see you blowing out the fuel lines after all the crap got inside them😱👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Andy-co6pn]

A blob of grease in the end of each pipe would have helped

[@kastooMcFry]

I loved your part in WD but this program is sooooooo much better. Love the detail and it being Mike-less. Thanks, Edd!

[@4DIYers]

Had no idea that type of line beading tool existed! There's a few times I could have used that, will definitely have to buy one for myself.

[@happy-days7952]

I second that would be useful to know where to buy it or what to search for...

[@GlockPointer]

@@happy-days7952 I second THAT!

[@ronskopitz2360]

Seems like you’re in the UK? In the US, you can “borrow” these from the auto parts stores for free. Autozone definitely loans them…

[@4DIYers]

@@ronskopitz2360 I'm in Canada. We have loan-a-tool programs but the selection can be limited depending on where you're located and now it's gotten to the point where places discontinued the program. Closest place for me used to be a 45min drive, but now I'm not even sure if it's still available.

[@jeffkeith637]

@@ronskopitz2360 Strewth. No one does that here in Oz, they'd never get em back.

[@gato38]

Im dying to see this Range Rover start finally!

[@roxorange6022]

Yes, fully invested in the old rust bucket now, in spite of myself!

[@gato38]

So what you have made is a giant rock polisher, but instead you are polishing the inside of a petrol tank, brilliant sir!

[@travisstrickland8977]

Hi Edd, another great episode! BTW, thanks for the delivery of the "Grease Junkie" mugs. They made it across the "Pond" safely and came in on Monday of this week. I really like the finish on them, well done.

[@98zook]

i did my brake lines with copper nickel tubing. great product. have been watching you since the beginning of wheeler dealers. I would have removed the tires on the rover for easier access. my favorite parts of wheeler dealers was you actually fixing/repairing vehicles.

[@KaneDesign]

Hi Edd, thanks for the video. My Grandads in the hospital because of COVID and I needed something to get my mind off that. Thanks for making a tough day better.

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

Wishing your grandad all the best. Hoping he's better very soon.

[@KaneDesign]

@@AHoundOnAHonda thought I would let you know that he passed away an hour ago. I’m absolutely heart broken.

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

@@KaneDesign So sorry to hear that Cameron. :-(

[@ntvypr4820]

Starting in 1988 when I was young and full of energy I took a car I loved apart down to the bare frame. I sandblasted it myself then epoxy primed it and repainted it. I refurbished every nut, bolt, wire, hose, pipe, component and subassembly, just EVERYTHING on that car! So when I FINALLY got through it looked like it was on the showroom floor. Better, actually because it was a labor of love and it took me right at ten years. So much of what you are doing looks exactly like what I did but you have better shortcuts than I did and I certainly am a huge fan of your mixer parts roller rust remover. I am definitely a new subscriber. Thanks for the vids!!

[@Inimigor1]

Just saw your set on Abby's newest Philosophy Tube video, so cool to see you collabing with great youtubers. Rock on Edd!

[@benjh7114]

I can imagine you and James may getting on really well , you both have that slow and steady work method , I enjoy watching you both explain things , its very calming.

[@riverview27]

I must say Edd China has the patience of a monk… I would had burned that thing to the ground long time ago..

[@scottweeks4852]

I totally get the tank replacement for the labour saving aspect but there is a bit of a buzz from saving something that's so perilously close to being scrap. Good work sir!

[@shadetreemech290]

Hey Ed, you should cover the end of the pipe as you are threading it through the chassis to keep out debris. Also, a bubble flair tool works just as well to prepare the ends.

[@jonathanellis6097]

Man I wish I had a workshop like yours! I'd never be bored again.

[@anaitali8256]

One word, Legend.

[@gfxcosmotesport1221]

Hello dear Ed. Your new show is great, now I understand why I watched the old one, because from my point of view I was always interested in technical issues and you were one of the few who explained not only how you fix something but also the method (or materials) you use . Thanks a lot and nice to see you here again. I hope the show goes well and you get the support you want. Thanassis from Greece.

[@analog_dream]

Edd, have you thought about coating the inside of the tank with epoxy? I believe there are special epoxy paints that you slosh around in the tank to coat it and prevent future rust. They have it for motorcycle tanks... Just a thought. Keep up the good work. Love the videos!

[@scottcates]

POR-15

[@trojanhorsey]

In only the last ten or so episodes of this new show I have found from an old friendly face we all loved on tv. My brain is exploding with knowledge of the things I'm watching in this. It really makes me feel at ease tackling those little jobs on the car that garages love to charge a small fortune to 'have a look at'.

[@cudak888]

"It's a nickel-copper alloy...it's probably going to outlive the Range Rover itself." That won't be difficult, Edd.

[@joaopmf]

As long as they last two more weeks

[@Beer_Dad1975]

@@joaopmf Actually if not for Edd's heroic efforts here, the pipe has already outlived the vehicle - since this Range Rover was technically a mechanical wright off before this project began.

[@cudak888]

@@Beer_Dad1975 It was a mechanical write off when it came off the assembly line 🤣

[@Beer_Dad1975]

@@cudak888 LOL, you win the internet for me today!

[@cudak888]

@@Beer_Dad1975 Don't worry, I'll promptly lose the Internet. I'm seriously considering a '68 Rover 2000 project junker - which means I'm actively *trying* to give myself a bigger headache than Edd has right now.

[@dhanydhanasiri6402]

Hi Edd, Lovely to be back in your motherland! When you were in the USA You had all the best equipment to do your projects. Then i saw you working on Range Rover removing the fuel tank using your Tool box to prop up the Fuel tank. That is called any means of .... i love your channel , you are very cool and calm.

[@oilsweatbeers8606]

Another great vid. Thanks Ed. Question: why don't you clean up the vehicle before working on it? Wouldn't it make it easier to work?

[@eddchina]

To be honest, I wasn’t really expecting to be working on it this much! It was towed into the ramp and I was just going to ‘quickly’ get it going so I could drive it out and then clean it…

[@glengrimsdale4]

It’s one of the stars on your channel now, just not a very sparkling one!😁 Give it a clean, there are too many OCD viewers here now 😎

[@stanbest3743]

Structural dirt.

[@cappaculla]

@@eddchina To be fair Edd I think it's making a great "how to" vehicle, it contains a wealth of videos of jobs we all want to tackle or learn how to do that bit better.

[@bryz5232]

@@eddchina Excellent video Mr China.

[@irifyan4643]

The type of content who i like to watch before go to the bed, much better than the new wheeler dealers, thanks Edd

[@Classicmodeler]

Couple of quick questions. Why don’t you (or didn’t you) just take the wheels off? You seem to be working around them with difficulty. Secondly, we know the Rover is a field find. But with a few minutes or even an hour of a scrub brush, soap and water would have given you an almost clean work space with out cobwebs, dirt and whatnot that will cause you to take additional time to blow out lines and connections after they fact…

[@janosnagyj.9540]

All the time I was repeating these words: why not remove the wheels? Wouldn't it be more easy to access the places where the tubes are bent the most??? And the other is: all the dirt from the chassis is now inside of the brand new fuel lines, AFTER the filter...

[@MrSte2222]

i like the way edd shows all the stages in these repairs the modern shows just skip through and often just fit new parts thats not what real mechanics want to see maybee ok for those with no idea but real mechs know things get stuck and the time it takes to get over real problems keep up the good work 10 stars

[@papaLAZ61]

I love this man's craftsmanship and knowledge.

[@richardturner81]

Haha “going to have to use the force”. Love it Edd 😂

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

* Adds cement mixer to tools list *

[@brianf8621]

😂😂😂

[@boriskarloff598]

Using screws,nuts, bolts and washers for a polishing media. Brilliant.

[@chickenboyxyz1389]

The mess with the water when removing rust from tanks can be avoided if, instead of water, screws and nuts, you simply use abrasives for sandblasting or aquarium gravel. Finally, rinse the tank again with phosphoric acid and the tank is protected from rust from the inside (rust converter principle)

[@grrfy]

it was filled with rust treatment not water and removing nuts and bolts is easier than removing grit from a fuel tank I would have thought.

[@fisalmoon]

Love your work Edd. just love it, especially the fastest sofa 😍😂

[@jeremyfdavies]

Love that beading tool.

[@ericklamb8898]

Yet again, great diligence, much respect to your workmanship Ed! 👏👏👏

[@ro63rto]

Shouldn't fuel tanks be sealed after such a treatment? After all, the coating has been eroded/rusted away. No tank will remain full at all times to protect the bare metal.

[@irrobert1971]

Yes, I guess so. Apart from that: there still is a pretty big amount of rust in the tank. Why didn't he tumble the tank for another 48 hours. Maybe with stones / sand?

[@aredub1847]

should have bought a replacement for that pos tank. what a waste of time.

[@jonathansmith2114]

Edd, love, absolutely love the show. I’ve learnt so much, and gained confidence to do so much mote. Thank you!

[@ImranShaikh-nh6bp]

Such a good job Ed. Looking at the videos soothes me as i have been watching you in Wheeeler Dealers since childhood. Thanks for the videos again.

[@oldguy5381]

I’m sure there’s a reason you haven’t removed the tires to do that.

[@GeeTheBuilder]

I was just thinking the same. I’m half way through watching this and that wheel is even annoying me!!

[@geraldswan2476]

Possibly to prevent impaling himself on various bits of suspension?

[@chekando666]

Trying to get those wheel nuts off is a whole other episode.

[@muaddib667]

He'll be moving it up and down too often

[@juanmanuelalvarezmesa2965]

To much rust

[@leemk-yq9sg]

Love it. It’s all the best bits of the other program and I don’t have to fast forward the talking bits lol.

[@TERRYB0688]

Wonder why you didn’t put some tape over the fuel line so no crud went into the pipes as they went through

[@AcheForWake]

Thought the same, but then also thought Edd knows what he’s doing and probably blasted some air through the lines (off camera).

[@stevejackson5963]

In fairness Edd explains this in the video, ‘will have to flush them out as I cannot cover ends as need to feed through tight pipe fittings’ or words to that affect.

[@MiguelGarcia-go7tu]

Thank you Edd from sunny Spain for your dedication and expertise. A real pleasure watching your videos. Popcorn time, enjoy and learn from this guy. Go for it England.

[@robschaffer2189]

Excellent video. I enjoy the way you approach tasks and challenges. Thank you for the videos Edd and team! I got my copy of your book on Father’s Day and read it through in the first night. 👍👍

[@len333p]

Exactly what I love to see Edd. Detail! Thank you 😊 !

[@caprimen]

Great video Edd , love the real time way it’s edited not the cut down way the show that can’t be mentioned did it.

[@arronspuddylaird5357]

The suspense I need more episodes. ☝️ glad to see the outcome of the tank rust treatment 😁

[@Ditypo]

This range rover job is the definition of "can of worms"

[@tirvplumbing]

Tin worms at that

[@owen368]

Thar sir is a slur on earth worms which do a wonderful job of improving the soil that Range rover is just an as yet unrunning bucket of rusty bolts!

[@Chris-yy7qc]

Well done Edd. And congratulations to your nice workshop. Youre living the dream!

[@smiddyboy1971]

love the fuel tank cleaner thingy.

[@PSthefirst1]

You inspire me to fix my old truck and make it look new again…. Thanks

[@Dukefazon]

Off topic: I just looked up Edd on wikipedia and found that he's 50 years old! Damn, he looks much better than me and I'm 15 year younger! :D I would have said he's 40 at most, not a day older.

[@memybikeni9931]

That’s because he’s stayed out of the sun and in the garage all his life 😂

[@thedude8046]

You look younger

[@ricardocorazon4236]

It's amazing how ingenious you are, I admire your ability to solve problems. Greetings from Jaén, Andalucía.

[@gwengo4167]

A well deserved cuppa is needed after that fuel tank, and lines ☕️👍🏻. Great job. That tool was amazing, such a simple little device as well 👌🏻

[@cesartabaso6110]

Hi Edd, the fuel tank gave you a lot of work. You've tried the hidrate80 product. It's used with hot water and it's very good. It's used by a youtuber from England who restores cars, motorcycles, etc. Maybe you know it, it's called RRC restoration. ..a greeting and good job Edd!!

[@АлексейЕрошкин-ш9ш]

Why haven't you just take wheels off? They are clearly causing lot of troubles for you while trying to work with that fuel rails and it's just 2-5 minutes to take them off and back on again.

[@brucepickess8097]

You beat me to it, that's exactly what I was going to say !!!!!

[@tirvplumbing]

Same here

[@bryanholden6487]

I said with that before I read your post. :-) A litle bewildering! I bewilder very easily! LOL

[@alfredobautista2195]

Edad China, you are the Best! 🔧🧰🗜️🔩⚙️⛓️

[@darwincaballero4276]

Thanks Edd, just the class I needed, just in time, I am going to do the same in my 1981 Datsun 720 pickup, greetings to you and all your followers, best regards from Honduras, keep going with the great program, every week I am at the waiting for a new lesson! thanks 👍

[@martymeyer4125]

Love how you don't brush over the tight frustrating parts!

[@johnthomas1919]

I could watch your video's all day long. Well done

[@caprice572009]

Thanks again Edd for another great video. I look forward each week.

[@andreasmaier7238]

Edd Du bist der beste! Super 👍🏻!

[@brianschwartz6185]

Por 15 fuel tank sealer is great. Cleans , removers rust , then nice tank sealer that will never rust again.

[@chuckgorski7845]

Lesson for me is: sell enough pencils on the corner to buy the new tank. Evaporust is expensive here in the States. However, I love watching you work! Great lessons for motorcycle and small engine applications. Subscribing👍

[@markthefarmer]

Nice work in garage Edd 😁😁🔝👍

[@stevehardy3553]

I wonder is Mike watching this? Hand out - "congratulations you bought yourself the worst range rover in England"

[@thomaslemay8817]

I think you can find lots of Range Rover in a state of grater decay than this one. They just don't age well.

[@garycrofts1421]

He's fixing it for a friend so Brewer is denied the opportunity of a good laugh at China's expense. 😃

[@emanuelechiconi]

The most beautiful you tube channel...Thank you from Italy Edd!

[@smoothmicra]

Edd always makes it look so easy (yes I know the magic of editing helps...a lot) but it is good to see someone bring back that old rot box back to life. Usually you need a team of mechanics to tackle a "project" like this.

[@jcorbett9620]

Once Wheeler Dealers went to the US and replaced Edd with Pants Pantstead, they had a whole team of mechanics - a head mech and at least 3 or 4 "grunts" and a fabricator, to do all the work. I seriously doubt that Pants EVER did any actual work on the vehicle, he was just the pretty face of the workshop and filmed just removing or replacing the part as the last action after the REAL mechs had done all the loosening or before any tightening. He certainly never had any dirt on his hands other then the "artfully placed" fake dirt added by the makeup dept.

[@kevinshort3943]

Electrolysis would have been a better way to sort that tank.

[@martinmalloy8119]

It s such a joy to watch you work again Edd, greetings from Germany Grüße aus Deutschland

[@mandymcgill9503]

Goodman edd I love the mixer ha ha

[@markdaugherty6378]

Thanks Edd that was enjoyable.

[@robt2151]

The explanation about the noisy reverse gear is very clear although I think that there may be another factor in addition - diff whine. When travelling in forwards gears the crown wheel and pinion will mesh together and find a sweet spot but in reverse the end float on the pinion shaft might allow them to adopt different points of contact which are not so well bedded in.

[@silverian]

Nice way to measure the length of old pipe! Great work with installation of new pipeline!

[@davidelliott5843]

A tip for threading pipes through cassis etc, shrink some heat-shrink sleeve over each end. Less messy than pvc tape and just as easy to remove when done.

[@bushmanPMRR]

Yet another excellent episode, Edd has the patience of a saint and as the tall man himself concedes, maybe just buy a new tank! I'll almost miss this RRC when it finally leaves the workshop but I can't blame the owner as they are so much fun to drive!

[@MAMDAVEM]

As a chemical engineer we were taught to put loops in pipes to allow for thermal expansion and contraction. I wonder if that is why the fuel lines had those steps in them?

[@subwooferbone]

Enough kinks and bends in the pipes for that not to be a problem, also they’re only a few meters long, not hundreds as they can be in a factory. My guess is that the factory bends/steps have something to do with the assembly jigs in the factory or access to bolts marrying body and frame.

[@MAMDAVEM]

@@subwooferbone I think you are right, the Linear thermal expansion coefficient of Copper is only16.5 µm/(m·K) so going from -10deg C to +40 deg C with a 4m pipe would only change the linear dimension by only about 3.3 mm.

[@nermincankurt7974]

Edd China, you are awesome. 👏

[@steeveedee4307]

Glad to see Edd doing these sort of vids again. We actally get to see some spannering rather than just spanners in front of the camera.

[@waldfee18]

Ich liebe Edd China und seine tolle Art. Ich wünschte mir so sehr das er hier für KZbin ein deutschsprachigen Synchronsprecher bekommen würde.

[@deepwoodguy2]

WOW...i did not know that you had a youtube channel, just found it...I always watched you when you were on TV...when you left that TV show, i stopped watching it...So glad to find you again. you do amazing work.....USA here..👍😊👍

[@stuartwilson5634]

Brilliant Edd.

[@dapurmungil8852]

Edd, you are brilliant as always.

[@kanaky-drift]

Salut edd j'ai vraiment appris comme dans les émissions que tu fais merci et big up a toi depuis la France 🇫🇷 👍 👌 💪 😎

[@familyman831]

The programme I never knew I needed.

[@blxtothis]

Who doesn’t’t love Ed?

[@danielchandler3468]

Look forward to the next week and see the range rover start up keep up the good work Edd China mate 👍

[@donkeyboy585]

I’m properly impressed how well the tank came out

[@Bugholeexcalibur]

A lot of progress in this video, love it!

[@petermorris3665]

Replaced the tank on my 1986 EFI in the mid 1990s. Still got the scars on my hands from some of the jobs I did on that car. I traded it in in 2007 for a Freelander 1 which is still the Missus daily today!