Date:         Tue, 8 Jan 2002 07:58:37 EST
Reply-To:     NotaJeep@AOL.COM
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From:         Steven Denis <NotaJeep@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro fuel tank woes
Comments: To: Velvetbrown@aol.com
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In a message dated 1/8/02 7:40:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, Velvetbrown
writes:

I'm just not seeing a sender plate yet.

 The hose plate IS the sender plate (thus the hyper-hundred dollar price tag)
the tank is plastic and I've yet to see one fail...the insulation blanket is
just that..prevents overloading the charcoal canister with fumes when the
tank (engine/tanny) get real hot.  the plate is about the only thing that CAN
leak...Fill it up until it leaks that drain it down..guessing ain't gunna
tall ya..I know it's a pain..
Get some "PB'laster" penetrating oil...NOT WD-40 or that ilk..ONLY PB...soak
the crap out of the nuts that hold the plate (6 if I remember) for a few days
the longer the better..then get a 1/4 inch drive ,10mm, socket and grind the
open end so so that it's ALL splines..If you look at the socket you will see
that there is a radius at the opening...you need to remove that so that every
last bit of "socket" is on the nut..You will need to drive it on the
nuts..and "work" them gently...
IF you are incredibly lucky you will be able to get them all off w/o snapping
off a stud...You may ALSO need a thin 10mm box wrench to get the lower ones
behind the frame rail...bite the bullet and buy Snap-On for this....really..
IF you break a stud, carefully drive ALL the studs back into the tank until
you can capture the ring that they are mounted to..then..and this is FUN FUN
FUN..cut the ring in one place...you will be able to split it and twist it
out though the hole....remove and replace (weld) the studs that broke (hey!
they are really just bolts tacked to the ring!), reinstall and glop every
thing with anti-seize compound..repair (if possible) or replace (more likely)
the sender plate. hook it up..test it...
Clean up...take a shower while your sig orders out for pizza... Ya done good..

Steve

"Hey! nice Jeep, Mister! "
"Look kid, it's NOTAJEEP! "