<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body><div><div style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The sender unit is immersed in fuel much of the time.<br>Any lubricant will be diluted and washed away as soon as the unit is installed.<br> The shaft relies on fuel for lubrication but the residues remaining after evaporation cause things to seize up.<br>Also a problem is corrosion of the zinc body by water that condenses inside the tank.<br>Using methyl alcohol to get any moisture out of the tank can help.<br>I don't have a really good solution but such is the joy!!!<br>Michael S<br>BN1 #174<br>With a similarly recalcitrant sender unit.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:hypercubic@yahoo.co.uk">mike brooks</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">23/12/2014 12:27 p.m.</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Re: [Healeys] Gas (petrol) gauge</span><br><br></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">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.</font></font></p>
<p dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">Mike Brooks</font></font><br>
<font size="2"><font size="2">56 BN2</font></font><br>
<font size="2"><font size="2">Scotland</font></font></p>
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