I don't know if anyone actually ever completes a restoration, seems that there is always something that can be improved...or that I just don't like.
This is the same car I've asked for help with for the last 6 years.
The original fuel tank was questionable, so I opted to replace it ( probably my 1st mistake). Tanks for these are not difficult to find, but perhaps it wasn't a good one. This one seemed to fit funny... no matter how I placed it, it was difficult to get it to position well with the filler neck. The filler neck is OEM. I did manage to find a spot where the everything reached, but just barely being sufficient. On a full tank it might drip for a bit.
The sending unit was a cheap-*** China POS and read full for the first 20 mins and dropped rapidly, to read 1/4 full, when it was still 3/4 full. I replaced it, but all I found was more China crap, that had equally dissatisfying results. A Forbbodies brother, out towards Boston, offered to check the gauge cluster out for me and he was a huge help. I left for home sure that it wasn't the fuel gauge or limiter.
Three sending units later and the gauge still isn't trustworthy. This tank, that has had perhaps 10 fill-ups, is now leaking again....possibly from the sending unit port. It's not the worst job to do, but Id rather be driving it, than fixing it.
Where can I go and get a good tank and sending unit?
Has anyone had success??
Thank you
This is the same car I've asked for help with for the last 6 years.
The original fuel tank was questionable, so I opted to replace it ( probably my 1st mistake). Tanks for these are not difficult to find, but perhaps it wasn't a good one. This one seemed to fit funny... no matter how I placed it, it was difficult to get it to position well with the filler neck. The filler neck is OEM. I did manage to find a spot where the everything reached, but just barely being sufficient. On a full tank it might drip for a bit.
The sending unit was a cheap-*** China POS and read full for the first 20 mins and dropped rapidly, to read 1/4 full, when it was still 3/4 full. I replaced it, but all I found was more China crap, that had equally dissatisfying results. A Forbbodies brother, out towards Boston, offered to check the gauge cluster out for me and he was a huge help. I left for home sure that it wasn't the fuel gauge or limiter.
Three sending units later and the gauge still isn't trustworthy. This tank, that has had perhaps 10 fill-ups, is now leaking again....possibly from the sending unit port. It's not the worst job to do, but Id rather be driving it, than fixing it.
Where can I go and get a good tank and sending unit?
Has anyone had success??
Thank you