Fuel tank sender…help!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Forrest

Meanwhile, if you’re worried about the gaping hole in your fuel tank I discovered that a CD makes an excellent blanking plate.

As long as the CD doesn't have The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on it, should be fine!

[Forrest]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

As long as the CD doesn't have The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on it, should be fine!

True, although when I did this it was more to reduce the risk of small animals falling in.

My precaution against fire is generally to do this sort of thing with the fuel tank brimful. I know this goes contrary to a lot of advice out there but my reasoning is that a tank full of fuel is apt to be less volatile than one containing a petrol/air mix. If I’m wrong there’s always the Darwin awards!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Forrest

True, although when I did this it was more to reduce the risk of small animals falling in.

My precaution against fire is generally to do this sort of thing with the fuel tank brimful. I know this goes contrary to a lot of advice out there but my reasoning is that a tank full of fuel is apt to be less volatile than one containing a petrol/air mix. If I’m wrong there’s always the Darwin awards!

I'd say your reasoning is spot on, it's the vapour that's explosive and even throwing a lit match into a bucket of petrol will result in the match going out as there isn't enough vapour above the petrol to support burning and by extension, even the liquid won't support fire unless heated so it starts to vapourise or some other method is used to increase the rate of removal of vapour atoms.

I remember my ex neighbour telling me about being on exercise with the Army and there were some others setting the cook house up using petrol fueled stoves.
The first stove was already lit downwind of the one being filled up ready to be lit - the wind blew the vapour down (rate of removal increased by wind so turned the wind into fuel vapour/air mix) and suddenly the one being filled was lit too!

Also the ground (he dropped the can he was filling it with) and nearly everything else around!

[rwdkev]

Originally Posted by russwinchester

PPS happy to help hunt through boxes if it helps..

Thanks for the offer but be careful what you wish for.......!!!

But seriously, I hope to be able to get to my unit by late Friday

[rwdkev]

Originally Posted by 360beast

It was out of the 1995 green car we broke at Andy's house, he had a spare and I had a spare so we said you could have it...

Ahhh, yes I remember now! Mind you, when you said "my" last breaker I thought you meant the silver estate as opposed to the green estate which was technically "Andy's" last breaker lol!!

Originally Posted by 360beast

I believe it is a high pressure pump but the OP just wants the sender unit really.

Yep, I did see that reply from him thanks

[rwdkev]

Originally Posted by 360beast

I'm in Worcester so you are more than welcome to come down and bring your sender to compare it to my spare one and see first hand if there are any differences before Kev goes digging.

Sounds like a good plan. Luke needs to hold onto his but mine is surplus to requirements so once I do indeed dig it out it will be available.

[rwdkev]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Well done for rescuing another V6 765, out of the just under 400 760 estates left, only about 100 of those are the V6 so they are indeed a rare beast! :

My thoughts entirely Dave! As some of us know this is the second 760 mk2 estate to be saved in a month! Even more remarkable is that they are both dark blue with tan interior.....

[Laird Scooby]

Both in the west midlands as well!

Maybe i'll suddenly find a few Silver-Green 765s round here!

[russwinchester]

Just been disassembling my sender unit tonight. As I can’t easily take up 360beast’s kind offer to compare 940 parts due to work, kids etc etc I’ve taken some pics to see whether the top part would be interchangeable. I reckon it will but here goes!

[russwinchester]

Originally Posted by rwdkev

Sounds like a good plan. Luke needs to hold onto his but mine is surplus to requirements so once I do indeed dig it out it will be available.

Music to my ears. Can’t get to Luke to compare so have put pics on previous post. Cheers.