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p-a.austin(at)xnet.co.nz
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:54 pm Post subject: Leaking fuel tank sender

> There is a split aluminium ring inside the tank with captive nuts 

attached

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		   (the bolts did not feel as if much thread was actually engaged).


	


 Check your bolt lengths, when all assembled ( including gaskets) you should 

have at least two threads protruding past the captive nuts.



 > Brown sealant had been applied over the whole lot. There is fuel staining 

on

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		   the tank facing surface of the inner rubber ring.


	


You should not need either!! Replace the rubber with cork gasket material, 

appears the brown sealant was an attempted quick fix for the failure of the 

rubbers.



 > The tank material itself feels quite slippery - difficult to sand a good

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		   key for sealant bonding. Especially difficult on the inside due to

 restricted access.


	


See above, just clean it off.



Peter ZK-ZEB

William

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