Whiskey Tango Fuel Level Sender?
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Good to know. It is my understanding that the solenoid valve opens under specific conditions, e.g. at start up, but then it closes again. When it is open continuously there is vacuum on the tank all the time. Great that things are working again the way they should
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Well, drove home from Greg's tonight and the tank is still fully inflated, so I think I can blame the failed tank vent solenoid valve. First one Greg has ever seen fail.
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Hey Rob how about a picture of the offending valve for the next collapsed tank vetrean.
Glad you got things figured out
Glad you got things figured out
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Here it is in all its 40 grams of glory:
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Thanks Rob
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Mine was an easy fix. Thanks Rob, and Greg.
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Between the swim meet, gymnastics, cleats-purchase, run to the children's science center, and my son's 7th birthday, no resolution was to be had yesterday...
I will probably try pulling the internal pump and refitting the sender first then the pump.
Regarding the bucket lid, I think I'll pull it up to the opening and cut it up into quarters and pull it out. Left intact in there, I suspect over time it would repeatedly land on the screen of the internal pump and mess up the mesh. No point in not preventing that.
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Regarding the bucket lid, I think I'll pull it up to the opening and cut it up into quarters and pull it out. Left intact in there, I suspect over time it would repeatedly land on the screen of the internal pump and mess up the mesh. No point in not preventing that.
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Struan-
I managed to get the lid re-attached, with some special help- see post #26.
I managed to get the lid re-attached, with some special help- see post #26.
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