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Daimler Conquest Century New DHC - Filler Pipe Grommet

Beat Weibel
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Daimler Conquest Century New DHC - Filler Pipe Grommet

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Hello experts
This time, I have a bit a special question:

The grommet of the fuel filler pipe on the wing of my New DHC is starting to deteriorate and I would like to exchange it with a new one (picture attached) in order to avoid rubber parts falling into the fuel tank and eventually blocking the fuel intake.

Here is my question:
Can I mount the new grommet from "outside" after having taken away the old one (i.e. I Need to be able to expand it) or do I first have to take of the filler pipe from inside the boot?

Anll suggestions are welcome. I hope you don't find this question too silly.

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Beat
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Re: Daimler Conquest Century New DHC - Filler Pipe Grommet

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Hi Beat. The picture looks the same as a Consort grommet. I found it very difficult to fit, ( I was going to put it was a pig of a job but you might not have understood the English meaning). The only way I could find to do it was to pull the filler pipe up through the grommet, not easy as it was a very tight fit. Someone else with a Conquest may be able to advise you better.

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Re: Daimler Conquest Century New DHC - Filler Pipe Grommet

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Evening Beat
Sorry, but I have to agree with Nick (I don`t mean that I`m sorry I`m agreeing with Nick, but that the fact I am agreeing with him means that I`m sorry but replacing this gasket/seal is a far harder job than you would want!) I don`t know whether or not the repro grommets are not quite exactly to the same dimensions as the originals, but I think you will have to resign yourself to withdrawing the filler pipe, fitting the grommet over it, re-inserting, and then trying to get the new grommet to sit neatly around the hole in the wing without wrinkles, and then trying again, and then trying again!!!
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I am also interested in how to replace the grommet on a NDHC. The filler pipe is welded to the tank on this model (unlike the saloon) which makes manipulation more difficult. I am not sure whether or not the saloon grommet is the same as the one on the NDHC, certainly the filler cap is different being very similar to the SP250.

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Dear all
Thanks for your advice. It looks like it will be a hard job. Probably even for the old one to come out.
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Just an idea:
What about cutting the new grommet, putting it around the filler pipe and glueing it together with a suitable glue?
BR
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Beat

I went to the North East Midlands Daimler and Lanchester get together in Brackenfield today. There were a couple of Conquest Century saloons there. I compared the grommet on these cars with the one on my DJ254 and they are not the same. I also checked a Daimler Special Sports and a Consort. The DJ254 one seems to be around 90mm diameter, the filler pipe is about 50mm. However I am not certain what the diameter of the hole in the panel is which it has to fit - i would need to remove the grommet to be certain. Vintage car parts https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/search?query=grommet seems to stock a range of sizes but I need to be sure which is the correct one (especially if they are tricky to fit. I wouldn't recommend cutting the grommet as fuel does seem to get on this area.

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Today I exchanged the grommets. It was not such a hard job. I ordered the new grommet with vintagecarparts.co.uk Serial no. 869.B. The old one I just cut and was able to fit the new from outside with the help of a edgeless folding tool. Pictures are attached.

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Well done Beat.

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Well done. That`s showed up all us pessimists!!

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