TAREK

This may seem like a stupid question, but I'd rather ask than break something. I unscrewed the plastic union cap and removed the connector and rubber hose. The sender wiggles in place and goes up about 1 or 2 inches before it encounters rubbery resistance. I'm tempted to pull through the resistance but I'm thinking there must be an arm attached to the bottom that is keeping it from coming up. The PET doesn't show anything attached to it, other than the bottom part being thicker.

Am I supposed to be able to pull up the fuel sending unit from the back of the car? and how?

Thanks in advance

Tarek

sublimate

There was nothing on the bottom of mine, other than a plastic cap at the bottom which is slightly bigger than the main tube. There is a rubber seal at the top between the sender and the tank. Could it be holding on?

gf261

Just replaced my seal about a week ago. The bottom of the level sender is sort of a bell shape. It will come out, it just requires a bit of force. When you put it back in, you will feel the same resistance in reverse and then it pops into place. I was a bit apprehensive too. Just be careful to check your upward motion once it comes free since the level sender will be full of fuel that you need to let drain back into the tank before removing it completely. There are two, or maybe three holes that allow the fuel to enter the sender, so give it a few. A mason jar or some other type of non-melting plastic container is handy to catch the remainder of the dripping fuel. Good luck!

TAREK

Thanks everyone. I guess I'll just pull it through and see what happens.

T

Dennis Wilson

On my 78 there was a 4" plastic donut on the bottom of the sending unit. I have no idea how they got it in there unless it was split. It took a little tugging but it did come off. Since I replaced the tank, I didn't investigate any further. My guess is that it was put there to keep the sender centered in a recess.

Dennis

TAREK

4" is way too big to fit in the hole for the sender! are you saying it will compress and slide through the hole?

jpitman2

I have a dry tank waiting to go in mine soon. Looking in the top, there is a cream coloured plastic thing in the bottom - think of a saucepan maybe 8" diameter maybe 5" deep, and 3" hole has been pushed through the lid and the edges of the hole pushed downwards into the pan 1". It lloks like it is plastic rivetted to the bottom of the tank. The pick up filter protrudes sideways through this thing. I suspect the upward facing cup on the bottom of the sender unit is catching on these downward facing lips - if so, you will need to try to hold the sender very truly vertical, and gently move it side to side to centre it in the hole so it will come out easily - I would not just pull it out forcibly. From other similar things I have seen in tanks, I think the saucepan thing is trying to ensure the pickup is always in fuel - the return line goes down the sender body and therefore straight into the pan.
jp 83 Euro S AT 49k