any tips on fixing this??

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

o.k., finally got around to puling the fuel sending unit... again. i think the problem with this thing is the rubber sealing washer where the bolt that connects the inner wire/outer wire passes thru the plate. the rubber deteriorates & the connection gets loose. monkey with the sender wire & it quit working. i had it loose over the summer when i painted everything underneath, reconnected it & it hasnt worked since. noticed the assembly was loose today when i unhooked it & took it out. sure enough, the rubber washer has deteriorated to an unuseable state.

is there anything i can use to seal this that wont rot away within a year or so? in the pic clockwise is the nut, steel washer, rubber sealing washer & insulating fiber washer. the rubber is the weak link...

 

[Dennis Harrelson]

make your own from neoprene gasket material?
http://www.allstategasket.com/info_gasket_material_style-1119.asp

 

[cmayna]

I had a similar issue with one of my sending units and salvaged the rubber piece from a dead unit. I can probably salvage from another one if you like.

 

[janschutz]

This is timely, I think I need to check mine. I just noted some of my 2 year old rubber gas lines were looking bad. Can they not make good rubber now or is it the corn added gas we now have?

 

[tarafied1]

I think you hit the nail on the head John. Ethanol is very hard on rubber that is not designed to run "alcohol"

 

[KBMWRS]

E-mial your Congressman now....there's a bill to STOP E15. :yah :yah :yah :yah

 

[cmayna]

Is this what you need? :thu

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

This is timely, I think I need to check mine. I just noted some of my 2 year old rubber gas lines were looking bad. Can they not make good rubber now or is it the corn added gas we now have?

if you go to a good parts store such as napa or car quest, they have "ethanol proof" fuel hose now. thats what i used last summer when i made up the new stainless lines & replaced the whole system.

Is this what you need? :thu

yes, but hold off before sending anything. let me dig thru my stuff here today & see what i have. at one time, i had a few universal senders that came with some vdo, sets i installed a few yrs ago. thanks!

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

dug thru all my junk today & found a hard rubber (almost plastic) washer that fit & is dense enough to allow the bolt/nut assembly to tighten. hopefully it will fix the problem. got it reassembled & will add some gas tomorrow & see how it does..