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I am in the process of restoring the gas tank on my 1950 Chevy, the sending unit which worked fine before seems stiff when I work the arm up and down. Does it pay to have this rebuilt or are the current reproductions a good way to go?
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Backyard Mechanic
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Backyard Mechanic
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It may be full of crud from old gas, you might want to try soaking the business end of the sending unit in something like Seafoam
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Great idea, all I have to do is grind the heads of the two rivets off that secure it to the cap that bolts to the tank, I can alwaus refasted in with a couple of 6-32 screws. It may be a few weeks before I get a chance to do it but I will keep you posted, thanks Gary
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I, too had a sending unit that after removal I noticed it was "stiff"...But I took it out back behind the shop to see how fur I could chuck it...I just didn't want to have to remove the tank a second time down the road...Got a new one off ebay for $50 bucks...I saved the old cork float for Halloween...
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Kevin.....Why did you have to remove the tank to replace the sending unit??????ED
BTW don't OD on the burnt cork.
I was only wrong one time in my life so far. But that time I was right, and only thought I was wrong....ED
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