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Ok I straightened the sender with pliers. I cleaned it up and tested it as well. I followed somebodys instruction from peachparts. The floater now moves freely. I'm going to run the tank empty now. I'll be on my laptop in my car.

Strange how the shaft is bent and not any damage to the tube.

Charlie

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Originally Posted by charmalu (Post 2916100)

Strange how the shaft is bent and not any damage to the tube.

Charlie

Very strange indeed.

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Originally Posted by Yak (Post 2915994)

<<edit>> nevermind, since it's out now.

I think you guys are talking about different operations right now. digi is trying to remove the sender, so he needs the bigger wrench.

Later on he'll try to take out the screen.

Not to suggest any more tools, but Northern Tool sells 3/4 drive 46mm sockets relatively cheap. The outside diameter is 62 mm, so it ought to fit except in the tightest recess. The chamfer on the inner edge is 1, maybe 1.5 mm. You could get the socket, get the 3/4 to 1/2 adapter and then use an 18" 1/2 drive breaker bar.

I don't know if I'd use a hammer while trying to break the sender loose. An accurate reading is nice, but it's not critical for driving the car.

You're probably fighting a bonded rubber O-ring. If it tears, are you ready with a replacement?

If the sender is that much trouble, you may be better served going back to the strainer and accepting the unknown level of fuel to drain out. After 400 miles on one tank, there shouldn't that much left in there.

Yeah, I have been reading too many of these sender, tank screen threads lately and getting confused.:confused:

Charlie

There aren't any really large dents on the bottom of your tank are there? Hammering it to oblivion might have been a contender for the bent shaft, but maybe not based on you pre-existing symptoms.

I'd continue to watch miles driven along with the fuel gauge, if the shaft was bent it may be easier for the float to get hung up and not register accurately.

Maybe an odd observation: what are the chances someone tried to force a sedan sender into a wagon tank and bent it while tightening? There's some evidence of the aluminum tube being torn at the top; so the metal rod bends as the tube rotates...

The wagon sender is supposed to be a little bit shorter, isn't it?

Got a part number off that sender?

I was in a Sears yesterday, and the 1 13/16 socket is $25.00.

Hit the swap meets and flea markets for tools. think I paid like $8 for mine.

Charlie

Very interesting Yak! I will look at the part number but if it was too long, wouldn't the sender just not go all the way in?

I finished the tank screen guys. As always, I truly appreciate all the help. You guys are amazing.