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Fuel sender leaking due to loose ring - reuse seal? #1206752 03/30/12 11:23 PM 03/30/12 11:23 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 819 Eugene, Oregon Secret Chimp OP super stock
Secret Chimp OP super stock Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 819 Eugene, Oregon	I apparently didn't get the lock ring knocked all the way around when I reinstalled my fuel level sender, so now it's leaking pretty badly. If I take the seal out and clean it and the mating surfaces off, should I be OK to reuse it? Nobody has these things around here, it took 5 days to get my last one. It's a brand new seal. 1967 Dodge Coronet Deluxe station wagon 1.03" T-bars, QA1 arms/rods, Cordoba/GM Metric/Volare brake & knuckle, XHDs, Hellwig rear sway, 318 Magnum w/ air gap, 727, 3.23s

Re: Fuel sender leaking due to loose ring - reuse seal? [Re: Secret Chimp] #1206753 03/30/12 11:26 PM 03/30/12 11:26 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Reuse the seal but if your lock ring is one of the new repos throw it away & dig out an original... They are 30%+ thicker & are much better at sealing the sender... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Fuel sender leaking due to loose ring - reuse seal? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1206754 03/31/12 12:12 AM 03/31/12 12:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 819 Eugene, Oregon Secret Chimp OP super stock
Secret Chimp OP super stock Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 819 Eugene, Oregon	Quote: Reuse the seal but if your lock ring is one of the new repos throw it away & dig out an original... They are 30%+ thicker & are much better at sealing the sender... I was wondering if the lock ring itself was to blame too. I kept my original one. Are you supposed to affix the ring with a dot of adhesive in a certain position before putting it in? I couldn't really tell if there was wiggle room or if it was exactly as large as the sealing surface on the tank. 1967 Dodge Coronet Deluxe station wagon 1.03" T-bars, QA1 arms/rods, Cordoba/GM Metric/Volare brake & knuckle, XHDs, Hellwig rear sway, 318 Magnum w/ air gap, 727, 3.23s

Re: Fuel sender leaking due to loose ring - reuse seal? [Re: Secret Chimp] #1206755 03/31/12 12:21 AM 03/31/12 12:21 AM
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HPMike master H Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,446 NJ-USA	Just double up the flat circular rubber gasket. No adhesive. Works perfect every time. Typical repop futment problems... MB

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Re: Fuel sender leaking due to loose ring - reuse seal? #1206757 03/31/12 09:43 AM 03/31/12 09:43 AM
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Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,761	if your original seal is still good, ie not torn, reuse that too. could not get the new one to seal either, just reused the old ring and seal.

Re: Fuel sender leaking due to loose ring - reuse seal? [Re: Andrewh] #1206758 03/31/12 07:39 PM 03/31/12 07:39 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 819 Eugene, Oregon Secret Chimp OP super stock
Secret Chimp OP super stock Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 819 Eugene, Oregon	Man, you guys weren't kidding about these new lock rings. This is the original lock ring compared to the new one I got (Dorman 579006) - there's next to no height on the locking tangs compared to the new one! That or this is made of such cheap metal that they just get bent flat after the first install. Hopefully this is helpful for anyone searching in the future. Last edited by Secret Chimp; 03/31/12 07:40 PM. 1967 Dodge Coronet Deluxe station wagon 1.03" T-bars, QA1 arms/rods, Cordoba/GM Metric/Volare brake & knuckle, XHDs, Hellwig rear sway, 318 Magnum w/ air gap, 727, 3.23s

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