Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:26:41 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: Syncro fool sender ...
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The ring with the bolts is two pieces. It can be easily removed. The studs
are tacked to the split ring. A little grinding action and they can be
removed.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Joel Cort
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:37 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Syncro fool sender ...
Hi guys,
Apparently this can be a real painful job, if the 8 little nuts are rusted
on the bolts. There are 8 nuts in a round ring holding the sender onto the
platic tank. VW was real smart with this design: they integretate an
internal metallic ring with 8 bolts on them with a rubber seal on the inside
of the tank and another rubber seal for the outside of the tank and the
sender. The problem is that this 8-bolt ring is a one piece unit that was
integrated into the fool tank. I do not think it can be removed as one
piece. Yes you are the fool by now if you have busted one or more bolts. If
you are lucky you will not bust any of the bolts in the removal process.
Seriously, the 8 little bolts pertruding out of the tank and tank ring are
so pitted and crusty that you cannot even make that there are any nuts to
loosen. At least here in the east where they choose salt to melt ice on the
roads.
Some of the nuts are easy to get to, but those will not be a problem, it is
the ones behind the frame that you cannot get a grip on that will cause you
the most anguish. Just like the CV bolts in the wheel well. You will have
to remove the charcoal cannister and the fuool filter to get to each of
those crusty little nuts.Should you be able to wiggle the 8 crusty nuts off
the mounting ring, the sender should be able to come straight out in the
wheel well.
The sender should be able to come out if you wiggle it and angle it without
having to drop the fuel tank. Should you drop the fuel tank then there are
lots of breather hoses that you can replace (after you cut the damn things
off).
Last time I checked Van-Cafe had the sender and the rubber seals available.
The sender is darn pricey for what it is but hey, it is VW.
By the way I have a spare (used) tank and the used sender that came with it
if someone what to make me an offer. If not, that is OK because I will hold
on to it until my jimmied sender with completely fail in another 10 or 50K
miles.
Good luck. I can take pictures of the ring and sender parts for reference if
need be.
Joel
89 Syncro Westy
Rochester, NY
----- Original Message ----
From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:44:47 PM
Subject: Syncro fuel sender ...
Hi guys,
I was wondering if any of you know the tricks to the Syncro fuel sender
removing. I can see, it is not as easy as the standard Vanagon.
Zoltan