Ken, I guess I got lucky. I've had mine out a couple of times without
replacing the gasket. No leaks. If it was a daily driver, I would be a
little more concerned.
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario
Ken Tharp wrote:
>
> I posted to the list about 10 days ago with a question about my gasoline gauge
> and possible reasons that it wasn't working. I just wanted you to know the
>status
> of the situation, since you very graciously took the time to make a comment
>on my
> problem.
>
> First of all, for those of you who asked about the temperature gauge, it is
> working fine. With that in mind, the voltage stabilizer must be okay. So I
> proceeded to the float/sender area.
>
> Just in the past day or so have I used enough gasoline to get the tank down to
> where I could explore the sender. Tonight, I removed the fiberboard panel
> concealing the gasoline tank and found the sender. When I got to that point,
>and
> mulled the whole thing over in my mind, I decided that I'd better get ahold
>of a
> gasket for the collar thing before I went much further. So I put the whole
>thing
> back together & am on "hold" status until I get the gasket.
>
> Once again, thank you for your input. I'll post the results when I've gotten a
> gasket & done the full exploration.
>
> Ken Tharp
> '79 Spitfire 1500
> West Des Moines, IA
|