Fuel Gauge Fix

[missfixit70]

5th post down by Patnben on this thread tells you how to check it.

[missfixit70]

Excellent advice as usual Kirsty. Out of interest, where's the best place to purchase fuel tubing from and would you be able to give idiot-proof instructions on what to ask for e.g.:

• how many 6mm (1/4") internal diameter pieces needed and what length
• how many 8mm (5/16") internal diameter needed and what length

I'd like to get some in for when I attend to my fuel sender (which is just begineeing to show signs for needing attention).

I got mine from my local independent type car shop, but any motor factor etc should be able to supply, I got a 1metre length of each, hoping it'll be enough to do all the hoses under the drivers seat too, I'll keep you posted on that one but for the sender I think the lengths were approx 150mm (2 x 6mm id & 1 x 8mm id I think) but probably not necessary to do the vapour hose on the left, that was a bit of a pain to do as well, ended up pulling the valve assembly out of the sender plate to get the hose off, then had to take the rubber grommet off the valve, firkle it back in the hole then push the valve back in once the hose is fitted at both ends.

Finally got around to replacing the fuel hoses under the drivers seat, just had enough to do them all from the 2 x 1m lengths that I bought to do the sender hoses . The hoses I replaced didn't look as bad as the ones on the sender, so
I reckon they've been replaced at some point.
It didn't take long, changed the fuel filter while I was at it, found I had a priming pump on mine which I'd never realized (kept putting off doing the fuel filter)



Filled the filter with diesel & then a few pumps on the priming pump, started first flick of the key

[Northern Bongolow]

excuse me, do you have a licence to use pink arrows.

[missfixit70]

excuse me, do you have a licence to use pink arrows.

Fully certified & approved (definitely certifiable)

[karen]

thanks for the pics
will have a peak at them as well
still need to get the sender hose one's back on - they should arrive tomorrow - just order 1m of both 6mm and 8mm
my sender one's were the same as you one's - except vapour was in excellent nick except i cut it

[jaylee]

Just started doing my fuel hoses... Removed the skinny one on the right & its shot away on the inside too!!

Got my 6 & 8mm hose for replacement..

What i wanna know is.. Did you replace the really fat one on the right?? Is it the fuel filler hose from the cap?

[missfixit70]

No, it's just a breather, look on lushyp Filler comes in lower down from memory. Not imperative to do the one on the left as that's just breather type jobby too, middle 2 are supply & return.

http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... mgno=.html

http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... mgno=.html

http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... mgno=.html

[jaylee]

OK i'm with you... So no real need to replace any hose on line 45-711.. http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... no=.html#5

[missfixit70]

sounds about right

[jaylee]

Great, i can get the floor back down & the front seat up! (Don't worry, i worked out which side to lift..)