[Healeys] Gas (petrol) gauge

[Michael]

The sender unit is immersed in fuel much of the time.
Any lubricant will be diluted and washed away as soon as the unit is installed.
 The shaft relies on fuel for lubrication but the residues remaining after evaporation cause things to seize up.
Also a problem is corrosion of the zinc body by water that condenses inside the tank.
Using methyl alcohol to get any moisture out of the tank can help.
I don't have a really good solution but such is the joy!!!
Michael S
BN1 #174
With a similarly recalcitrant sender unit.

-----Original Message-----
From: "mike brooks" <hypercubic at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: ‎23/‎12/‎2014 12:27 p.m.
To: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas (petrol) gauge

My sender unit seizes up every three years or so. I have to remove it from the tank and work the pivot with some WD40.  I then oil it with 3 in 1 (not sure if this make of light oil is available outside the UK but I guess you will have something similar.
Mike Brooks
56 BN2
Scotland
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