<VV> Gas tank sending unit seal

David McMillan dmac632000 at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 16 13:09:52 EDT 2006


Yes sir!!

--- corvairs <lonwall at corvairunderground.com> wrote:

> Have you been using the special gas tank wrench? Lon
> 
> David McMillan wrote:
> 
> >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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