Fuel Sender Maintenance

[Guest aidankinnell]

My fuel gauge seems to be dropping far to fast, I think the fuel gauge float is only serving the top half/third of the tank.

 

I want to remove the self tapping screws and check the sender, should I do this with an empty tank or just do it as is?

 

My concern is creating a spark, however small, but still risking igniting the existing fuel. Appreciate I might be worrying about bugger all.

[Snapperpaul]

A full tank I safer than an empty tank

You should disconnect the wires to the sender

It's quite difficult to spark off metal unless you rubb something along the serrated edge, removing a screw should be fine

Disconnect battery, both live and earth

Rubber handled screw driver

Perhaps standing in rubber wellies naked on news paper with an earth strap from a prominent part of your anatomy may help

Please post a photo

[Guest Ian & Carole]

 

Rubber handled screw driver

Perhaps standing in rubber wellies naked on news paper with an earth strap from a prominent part of your anatomy may help

Please post a photo

 

Paul wrong forum me thinks!!!

[Snapperpaul]

What the rubber wear or the photography

[kevin the chicken]

Fuel vapour in the fuel tank will be way too rich to ignite. As already said take the battery leads off and stuff a piece of rag in to the top of the tank to stop your fag ash dropping in!

[Snapperpaul]

If you take the sender off the fumes will dilute with air, it's not worth the risk, just be carefull

On a work trip to Jordan I saw people welding up petrol tanker tanks, they set fire to fumes leaking from a hole while welding up another part, this is supposed to prevent explosions.

How they weld up the last hole I did not wait to find out