Date:         Sun, 23 May 2010 19:58:32 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Water tank level gauge on '91 Westfalia
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At 07:34 PM 5/23/2010, Troy wrote:
>They are extremely, extremely delicate, like glass! If you do get a
>new one, be very very careful with it!

If you seal up the top (where the wires are) with polysulfide caulk,
silicone RTV or some such; and seal the two assembly seams at inside
top and bottom with extra glue, you'll keep out the two drops of
water that are all it takes to make the probe misbehave.

If you further cut open at the top with a tubing cutter, withdraw the
circuit board and re-solder the two reed switches so there's some
slack in the leads and reassemble the tube (I forget the details here
-- I think you need to sleeve it; see my early post that I referenced
in the first reply) -- now you'll be able to bend the thing a bit
without destroying it.

d