carty

Thanks for replies guys - haven't looked any further at the issue yet but will psyche myself up to have another go over the weekend.

Yorkie_Chris - I was worried about fuel spillage cos I don't know how the fuel is routed from the filler cap to the tank or how long the pipe is - this is my worry when propping up the tank but you reckon it will be all right?

And I would look at splicing it in to the ignition circuit but there are convenient connectors to hook straight on to battery terminals so I think that will be easier (I'm trusting the garb that says about how they turn themselves off to avoid draining the battery!)

Cheers,
Matt