Re: It's running nicely now, sort of.

Posted by Tom Still On 2013/9/25 0:13:23

Clean tank and dead sender.
Gas was drained and tank removed Sunday. Examination of the bottom revealed a fine grainy substance resembling beach sand. The pickup tube enters the tank at the lower left. It turns up then turns back down and stops very close to the bottom in well stamped into the tank. I suspect that right turns piled enough sand against the wall to block the tube while left turns moved it to the center of the tank. A trip to the car wash, 5 minutes of high pressure soap and high pressure rinse followed by towels stuffed through the sending unit hole left the inside sparkling clean. An examination of said sender found, along with the sunk float, an open element and ground strap. Auto Zone has a "universal" GM replacement for $20.00 that I'll try. There are no filters in the line; I wonder what fine grainy stuff that looks like beach sand does to fuel pumps and carburetors? I guess I'll have to look. That project has to wait for the 62 Mercedes brakes.

I shall report the success or failure of the Universal sending unit when I try it, Tom