<VV> Gas tank sending unit seal

[Ron]

Yeah, when I tried it, I ended up using the old rubber seal and it didn't 
leak.  I just couldn't get a new one on.  I think that they may be of too 
hard a rubber.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David McMillan" <dmac632000 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 6:29 PM
Subject: <VV> Gas tank sending unit seal


> Hey there!
> I'm having a bear of a time getting the sending unit
> back in without gas leaking past the seal. I've gone
> through five of the o-ring seals (two of which were
> just received from Clark's), three of the metal ring
> nuts (two of which I tried increasing the angle on to
> push against the tangs more so as to exert more
> pressure on the seal). Those modifications I tried
> just now. Before that I oiled and greased the seal
> before I put it together, then let it sit for two days
> dry thinking it might "seat" properly. I made sure the
> rubber tab was positioned in the groove of the sending
> unit.
>
> Any advice/tips/words of encouragement from the gas
> tank gurus out there?
>
> Thanks!
> A now light-headed Dave McMillan
>
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