bond68 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Is there a special tool to tighten the locking ring that secures the fuel tank sender unit? Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 I have one for the 2000's although it is homemade. It does make life easy/ er. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yes .....small hammer and old screwdriver , tap to rotate the ring till its tightened Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yep, What Pete said, and a new gasket. Don't reuse the old one, unless you like the smell of fuel. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bond68 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yes, thanks for replies. I suspected as much. Now then which way up does the sender unit go? 12v spade up, or earth spade up?? Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Saunders Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 21/06/2019 at 17:31, bond68 said: Is there a special tool to tighten the locking ring that secures the fuel tank sender unit? Ray I use a pipe wrench and an adjustable (imperial of course) to tighten/loosen as sympathetically as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bond68 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Thanks for all the info Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanT Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I adapted an old hole saw (the ones you use for cutting larger holes in ceilings for downlighters) it grabs all three pins so has an even force around the ring. I had real problems using the screwdriver and hammer method (ham fisted maybe) the seal wrinkled and failed to seal Aidan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad4classics Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Knocked this up years ago out of sheet aluminium; was all I had in the shed at the time. It's survived supprisingly well and makes short work of the locking ring. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 And here is another in steel. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Old bayonet rings are a better fit than some new shiny versions which pitch and some do not even locate well. If tapping its a light tap on each leg of the ring, ive found some new seals that are just crap rubber and certainly not petrol proof The things swell and pucker up, leak like a sieve more awfull stuff we are expected to be satisfied with . Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad4classics Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 11 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: Old bayonet rings are a better fit than some new shiny versions which pitch and some do not even locate well. If tapping its a light tap on each leg of the ring, ive found some new seals that are just crap rubber and certainly not petrol proof The things swell and pucker up, leak like a sieve more awfull stuff we are expected to be satisfied with . Pete Not only the seal but what I can only describe as the rubber buffer that is round the plastic float. Had reason to take out a new fuel sender a week after I fitted it to find that it had swollen to the point where it came adrift and floated away! Heck of a job to fish it out. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Smear of Vaseline on the rubber seal seems to work well in preventing weeps. Gully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 paul....wrong forum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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