Re: some more 39 120 questions

Posted by David Grubbs On 2013/7/30 16:26:51

I undid the gas tank straps, with a jack with a 2x4 on it to spread the load. You can reach in behind the axle and undo the gas line using a tubing wrench. I undid the rubber connector to the fuel filler line and then dropped the tank just enough to get a stubby flat blade screwdriver on the screws, and a nut driver on the electrical connection. You can then lift out the fuel sender. The two corks were completely saturated with gasoline, thanks to our friend ethanol. I removed the old corks and put on a modern float, the same size and shape, fastened with a clip. I put it back in, raised the tank slightly so that I could get the brass tube connector restarted - this was the hardest part of the job. Pushed the tank up with the jack and reinstalled the straps, then tightened up the gas line connection and the rubber connection from the filler pipe. Tested it and all is good.