Date:         Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:10:45 +0000
Reply-To:     JOHN REYNOLDS <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JOHN REYNOLDS <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Fuel Tank Sender Replacement
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Looking for advice on replacing a fuel tank sender.  I dropped the tank
and removed the original metal sender.  However, when installing the new
plastic sender, I broke the sender.  The sender fit easily into the tank
W/O the o-ring, but then it was very hard to turn with the o-ring under
it. Despite having a piece of metal that fit into the detnet perfectly,
The plastic apparently could not compress the o-ring.  Think that if it
were lubed with soap, the installation would have been possible.

Now we are supposed to go to Maine next week, don;t know whether to put
the defective original one back in and get ready for the trip or call Bus
Depot Monday to see if they have one that they can overnight to me for a
crazy afterwork install.
Anyone got a new one hanging around?

Ron - are you there?

John Reynolds
81 Westy