L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

It's an "O" ring isn't it? I'd make special trip and get a new one.
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Jeepers wrote:
>
> There may be, but I did not find one. Much like the "1 gallon flush"
> cups found in toilets, I expected to find one or more.
>
> Possibly, but I don't see how they got it out of the tank. My CJ tank
> has pretty small holes.
>
> Agreed.
>
> ... 3) What kind of sealant do I use to re-install the unit into the
> tank? It had a flexible plastic gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> RTV Gasket maker o.k?
>
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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

It's an "O" ring isn't it? I'd make special trip and get a new one.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Jeepers wrote:
>
> There may be, but I did not find one. Much like the "1 gallon flush"
> cups found in toilets, I expected to find one or more.
>
> Possibly, but I don't see how they got it out of the tank. My CJ tank
> has pretty small holes.
>
> Agreed.
>
> ... 3) What kind of sealant do I use to re-install the unit into the
> tank? It had a flexible plastic gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> RTV Gasket maker o.k?
>
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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

It's an "O" ring isn't it? I'd make special trip and get a new one.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Jeepers wrote:
>
> There may be, but I did not find one. Much like the "1 gallon flush"
> cups found in toilets, I expected to find one or more.
>
> Possibly, but I don't see how they got it out of the tank. My CJ tank
> has pretty small holes.
>
> Agreed.
>
> ... 3) What kind of sealant do I use to re-install the unit into the
> tank? It had a flexible plastic gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> RTV Gasket maker o.k?
>
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Jeepers

In article <3FA594EF.4ABC3AEE@***.net>,
L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@***.net> wrote:

> It's an "O" ring isn't it? I'd make special trip and get a new one.

Not in her YJ. Big square hole. Pump and sender plate bolt in from the
top to the HDPE tank with 8 or ten small bolts. There is a plastc gasket
thing in between. Looks like its was liquid at one time, but it's solid
and flexible and intact. I suspect some RTV gasket maker applied to both
sides should be ok, I just wanted to hear it from someone else.

Right now the Jeep is running, I'm waiting for it to run out of gas so I
can see what the guage reads. The tank is on the ground.

I suspect, what you said about the plastic baffle may be right. I'm
thinking it is interfering with the float. I may have to resort to just
bending the float wire more to keep it away from the baffle and just go
with whatever reading it gives us.


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Jeepers

In article <3FA594EF.4ABC3AEE@***.net>,
L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@***.net> wrote:

> It's an "O" ring isn't it? I'd make special trip and get a new one.

Not in her YJ. Big square hole. Pump and sender plate bolt in from the
top to the HDPE tank with 8 or ten small bolts. There is a plastc gasket
thing in between. Looks like its was liquid at one time, but it's solid
and flexible and intact. I suspect some RTV gasket maker applied to both
sides should be ok, I just wanted to hear it from someone else.

Right now the Jeep is running, I'm waiting for it to run out of gas so I
can see what the guage reads. The tank is on the ground.

I suspect, what you said about the plastic baffle may be right. I'm
thinking it is interfering with the float. I may have to resort to just
bending the float wire more to keep it away from the baffle and just go
with whatever reading it gives us.


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Jeepers

In article <3FA594EF.4ABC3AEE@***.net>,
L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@***.net> wrote:

> It's an "O" ring isn't it? I'd make special trip and get a new one.

Not in her YJ. Big square hole. Pump and sender plate bolt in from the
top to the HDPE tank with 8 or ten small bolts. There is a plastc gasket
thing in between. Looks like its was liquid at one time, but it's solid
and flexible and intact. I suspect some RTV gasket maker applied to both
sides should be ok, I just wanted to hear it from someone else.

Right now the Jeep is running, I'm waiting for it to run out of gas so I
can see what the guage reads. The tank is on the ground.

I suspect, what you said about the plastic baffle may be right. I'm
thinking it is interfering with the float. I may have to resort to just
bending the float wire more to keep it away from the baffle and just go
with whatever reading it gives us.


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Mike Romain

Replacement tank.

Fuel sender wasn't put in right and it hangs on the baffle inside.

Just a guess...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jeepers wrote:
>
> I pulled my wife's tank down to install her Tuffy trunk. Installed the
> trunk without trouble.
>
> I did the 15 to 20 gallon conversion as suggested here, in the group,
> without trouble.
>
> I opened the tank and inspected the inside. The fuel tank sending unit
> has been reading 1/4 tank when empty (engine dies). It looked like there
> 3-4 gallons in the tank. However the sending unit was telling the guage
> it was 1/4 tank full. IOW, I thought the tank was nearly empty from what
> the guage was telling me.
>
> I took the unit out of the tank. Plugged it in to the harness. Let the
> float hang. And the guage reads empty. So... i'm guessing it's not
> picking up fuel at 3-4 gallons, where the gueage reads 1/4 tank.
>
> 1) Why is there a white plastic "bowl" in the bottom of the tank? My CJ
> didn't have that.
>
> 2) How does the fuel get into the bowl when low? Slosh?
>
> 3) What kind of sealant do use to re-install the unit into the tank? It
> had a flexible plasitc gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> I bent the float up slightly, hoping that it would actually read lower,
> at the guage, at the same level
>
> Thanks for any input, wife is wanting her ride back!
>
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Mike Romain

Replacement tank.

Fuel sender wasn't put in right and it hangs on the baffle inside.

Just a guess...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jeepers wrote:
>
> I pulled my wife's tank down to install her Tuffy trunk. Installed the
> trunk without trouble.
>
> I did the 15 to 20 gallon conversion as suggested here, in the group,
> without trouble.
>
> I opened the tank and inspected the inside. The fuel tank sending unit
> has been reading 1/4 tank when empty (engine dies). It looked like there
> 3-4 gallons in the tank. However the sending unit was telling the guage
> it was 1/4 tank full. IOW, I thought the tank was nearly empty from what
> the guage was telling me.
>
> I took the unit out of the tank. Plugged it in to the harness. Let the
> float hang. And the guage reads empty. So... i'm guessing it's not
> picking up fuel at 3-4 gallons, where the gueage reads 1/4 tank.
>
> 1) Why is there a white plastic "bowl" in the bottom of the tank? My CJ
> didn't have that.
>
> 2) How does the fuel get into the bowl when low? Slosh?
>
> 3) What kind of sealant do use to re-install the unit into the tank? It
> had a flexible plasitc gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> I bent the float up slightly, hoping that it would actually read lower,
> at the guage, at the same level
>
> Thanks for any input, wife is wanting her ride back!
>
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Mike Romain

Replacement tank.

Fuel sender wasn't put in right and it hangs on the baffle inside.

Just a guess...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jeepers wrote:
>
> I pulled my wife's tank down to install her Tuffy trunk. Installed the
> trunk without trouble.
>
> I did the 15 to 20 gallon conversion as suggested here, in the group,
> without trouble.
>
> I opened the tank and inspected the inside. The fuel tank sending unit
> has been reading 1/4 tank when empty (engine dies). It looked like there
> 3-4 gallons in the tank. However the sending unit was telling the guage
> it was 1/4 tank full. IOW, I thought the tank was nearly empty from what
> the guage was telling me.
>
> I took the unit out of the tank. Plugged it in to the harness. Let the
> float hang. And the guage reads empty. So... i'm guessing it's not
> picking up fuel at 3-4 gallons, where the gueage reads 1/4 tank.
>
> 1) Why is there a white plastic "bowl" in the bottom of the tank? My CJ
> didn't have that.
>
> 2) How does the fuel get into the bowl when low? Slosh?
>
> 3) What kind of sealant do use to re-install the unit into the tank? It
> had a flexible plasitc gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> I bent the float up slightly, hoping that it would actually read lower,
> at the guage, at the same level
>
> Thanks for any input, wife is wanting her ride back!
>
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Mike Romain

Jeepers wrote:
>
> In article <3FA582EF.1ABF1054@***.net>,
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@***.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm guessing what you describe as a cup is a baffle and that there
> > are small hole in the bottom.
>
> There may be, but I did not find one. Much like the "1 gallon flush"
> cups found in toilets, I expected to find one or more.
>
> > Your stock tank should have had one, unless someone yanked it out as
> > they sometimes warp and bind and stop the float from sinking with the
> > fuel level.
>
> Possibly, but I don't see how they got it out of the tank. My CJ tank
> has pretty small holes.
>
> > Plus, stock gauges are just not accurate,
>
> Agreed.
>
> > that's why the are always supplemented by Hot Rodders, whom
> > appreciate their machines.
>
> ... 3) What kind of sealant do I use to re-install the unit into the
> tank? It had a flexible plastic gasket, I kept it, it looked ok.
>
> RTV Gasket maker o.k?
>

No, RTV won't take raw gas.

It should be an O ring, sounds like yours got flattened.

I would get a new one.

Or a gasket maker that is gas proof, but then taking it off later could
be an issue.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's