[Healeys] Fuel sender leak

[rfbegani at gmail.com]

Hi Listners:

 

10-32X3/8 PHILLIPS PAN HEAD SEAL SCREW WITH SILICONE O-RING

 

 

Those screws are no longer available at that site, however, Amazon has them at a higher price.  I will try them along with Loctite to see if it will stop the leakage as I Installed the silicone gasket last year.  Meanwhile, will try to remember not to fill to the top of the tank.

 

Bob Begani

 

 

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of John Spaur
Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 8:51 PM
To: 'Bob Spidell' <bspidell at comcast.net>
Cc: 'Healey List' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel sender leak

 

I used Loctite eight years ago and it seems to have held up well. I also used special screws with a built in gasket. Not sure if the link below is where I bought them but they work well. I may have found them at the Olander Company.

 

https://www.biscoind.com/zago-ms3212-31/p?idsku=30583 <https://www.biscoind.com/zago-ms3212-31/p?idsku=30583&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsMTo9Y387QIVHAJMCh3gywYVEAQYAyABEgK1OPD_BwE> &gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsMTo9Y387QIVHAJMCh3gywYVEAQYAyABEgK1OPD_BwE

 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 9:58 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel sender leak

 

FWIW, I occasionally--these days, previously often--filled my BJ8's tank within a couple inches of the filler hole; esp. when I know I'm facing a long stretch with no gas stations. For example, it's over 200 miles from Caliente, NV to Tonopah, NV with a medium-sized mountain range in between and no gas. I once shut off my engine and coasted for a few miles on the downslope when I was running low into Tonopah; and once, some Jeepers arrived at Rachel, NV--which at one time had some regular--begging for gas and offering to 'pay anything' for a few gallons. I'm not recommending the practice, but you do what you have to do.

If the smell is indeed coming through the sleeve, I believe green threadlocker ('Locktite') is meant to be used post-installation of fasteners, as it supposedly weeps into tiny gaps. I have no idea how well it would hold up to today's pseudo-gasoline, though.

On 1/1/2021 9:10 AM, warthodson--- via Healeys wrote:

John, 

If the white plastic sleeve is is glued in place it is problematic to try to remove it a try to seal it. As you probably already know, if the fuel is reaching the elevation of the plastic sleeve then it is above the top of the fuel tank & that means that every thing associated with the tank is under positive pressure. Any small leak will be apparent due to the smell of fuel. That would also include the rubber sleeve connecting the tank to the fuel filler tube especially if the fuel tank is filled so that there is standing fuel in the filler tube & then the car is parked. If the leak is small enough, there might not be any fuel visible, only vapor & the smell. You might try parking the car for a few days with the fuel level about 3/4 full & see if you can still smell fuel.

Gary Hodson

-----Original Message-----
From: John Spaur  <mailto:jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net> <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
To: rfbegani at gmail.com <mailto:rfbegani at gmail.com> ; 'Bob Haskell'  <mailto:rchaskell at earthlink.net> <rchaskell at earthlink.net>; 'Healey List'  <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel sender leak

Here are some photos of a new Moss after-market sender showing the sleeve.
It seems to be glued in place.

 

 

 

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