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RE: [TR] Gas Tank Sending Unit Question

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Subject: RE: [TR] Gas Tank Sending Unit Question
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 22:23:22 -0800
> Do not use sealant on the gasket, unless perhaps you find something that is
> specifically immune to all modern formulas of gasoline.

Like Hylomar.

> It will get into the
> tank and form nice little plugs that travel through the gas lines. Kind of
> like a blood clot. I thought a little Permatex wouldn't hurt. It did.

Permatex "classic" will definitely NOT stand up to modern gasoline ... it
dissolves in alcohol (including MTBE).

Randall


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