Fuel tank sender position problem

[jasongray5]

My tank arrirved today
Looking good and all that, however, slight mis-communication with the guy who made it and the sender hole is in the side, about 3/4 of the way up, instead of in the top, The sender I have came with a rubbery thingy, do we think it will be fuel tight, or shall I move it to the top, and weld a plate over where the existing hole is?

Cheers Guys Jas

[Bonzo]

Have you a picture of the tank & sender unit Jas

It will be a lot easier to give you some sound advice if you do

I guess if the sender and rubber ring are made to be used together & it was designed to be side mounted in an alloy tank, I can see no reason as to why it might leak .

The sender probably has a bendy arm that you can re-profile to give you the full range of movement & accurate reading

[jasongray5]

There ya go! Was planning on using self tappers to hold it in!

[spud69]

Should be okay, you can bend the sender arm for full travel. Be better than blanking the hole and cutting another in the top.

If in doubt you can get a tube of specific sealant for sealing the gaskets:

http://www.workshopsupplies.co.uk/co...e_sealant.html

I use Dirko Grau which is great stuff.

AndyH

[jasongray5]

Cheers guys!

Andy, do you mean the stuff at the top of the page, (the red stuff)

Cheers Jas!

[spud69]

Sorry Jason,

Here is a better link:

http://scparts.co.uk/index/lang-2/lk...900e78435 53e

Cheers....>AndyH