adithorp
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| posted on 26/7/23 at 06:20 AM |
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Fuel sender issue
On the way down to Newark show, my petrol gauge stuck at full (actually it went up from 3/4). I had been thinking, wiring fault brought about while
threading a USB charge cable behind the dash for my phone. I wasn't looking forward to removing the dash and tracking it down.
As I left I stopped to fill up and discovered why when I couldn't get the filler cap off. Seems the tether on my cap, a fine chain with a weight
to draw it back as the cap is replaced, had tied itself around the sender unit float or arm. A good pull broke the chain and I got fuel in and the
gauge worked again. Only the weight is missing (an m12 nut from memory). Time will tell if its still accurate or if the arms bent.
Now do I...
A) go fishing for the nut with a magnet maybe with the help of a borescope camera... but if its dropped into the well that won't work.
B) remove tank and shake it out. A pain at best.
C) forget about it
D) stick a magnet the the bottom of the tank to eventually catch the nut.
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/7/23 at 08:34 AM |
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Magnet on a stick for me. I can't see it done any damage itself. But if it's rattling around could it damage paint, which then blocks the
fuel filter?
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