pa38112
Well Known Member
Before you seal your tanks, install your fuel senders, or repair your tanks, consider this:
8 years ago when I was repairing a leak at my fuel sender the prevailing advice was to forgo the gaskets and just seal them with pro-seal. I recently had a fuel leak that needed fixing, and decided that it would be a good idea to replace my 20 year old fuel senders - Ha!!! good luck removing a fuel sender that has been pro-sealed without destroying the cover plate, and good luck removing the cover plate without damaging the tank end baffle.
The issue is that these parts are very rigid, so you can not get a scraper under the sharp corrner where the two parts meet. Soaking them in MEK for 7 days was margionally helpful.
When re-installing the new senders and cover plate I decided to chamfer the bottom edge so that in the future I will be able to easily get a scraper between the two. I would suggest this for anyone who is installing them without the gaskets. I also did this to the repair cover plates on the back of the tank.
8 years ago when I was repairing a leak at my fuel sender the prevailing advice was to forgo the gaskets and just seal them with pro-seal. I recently had a fuel leak that needed fixing, and decided that it would be a good idea to replace my 20 year old fuel senders - Ha!!! good luck removing a fuel sender that has been pro-sealed without destroying the cover plate, and good luck removing the cover plate without damaging the tank end baffle.
The issue is that these parts are very rigid, so you can not get a scraper under the sharp corrner where the two parts meet. Soaking them in MEK for 7 days was margionally helpful.
When re-installing the new senders and cover plate I decided to chamfer the bottom edge so that in the future I will be able to easily get a scraper between the two. I would suggest this for anyone who is installing them without the gaskets. I also did this to the repair cover plates on the back of the tank.
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