Guys, I think that orange "washer" may actually be more of an o-ring that
was placed around the center of the float itself and acted like a bump stop
for the float when the fuel level gets low. At least that's what I had
found in the 4 or 5 Spits I've worked on over the years.
Tony Childs
72 Spitfire - FK38809U
64 Spitfire - FC42218L
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Hestand <hestand@ultranet.com>
To: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Flushing out a Gas Tank
>
> Atwell,
>
> When I said "wire" I meant to describe the thin metal rod which
mechanically
> connects the plastic float to what I would guess is a rheostat wiper in
the
> sending unit. Possibly the "orange" is from rust over the years. Is
there
> another washer in the tank assembly besides the large rubber one mating
the
> sending unit to the tank?
>
> TIA
>
> Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
> To: Bruce Hestand <hestand@ultranet.com>
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 10:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Flushing out a Gas Tank
>
>
> >At 09:38 PM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >>
> >>Thank you all,
> >>
> >>I finally got the sending unit out tonight. Tried to get a brass
"drift"
> >>(is this the same as a pin punch?)
> >
> >Yes.
> >
> ><snip>
> >>
> >>When I took the sending unit out there appeared to be two washers. A
> large
> >>(approx. 3" diameter) black rubber type washer sealing the sending unit
to
> >>the tank. There was also a 2nd smaller (1 1/2" dia.) washer orange-ish
> >>washer which was loose on the wire connecting the float and the unit.
> >
> >Sorry, no idea about that orange washer. Perhaps it fell down from the
top
> >area of the tank?
> >
> >
> >But wait, there are supposed to be TWO wires to the sending unit -- a
green
> >and a black. If there are any purple wires hanging around, those are for
> >the trunk illumination lamp which fits on the fibreboard trunk liner.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Atwell Haines
> >
>
>
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