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Old 10-18-2011, 08:32 PM   #6
Rob Petrie E395
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Default Re: suburban tow truck fuel issue

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Originally Posted by Jack McCarthy View Post
rob ive removed the pickup and replaced the entire tube to the bottom of tank, wrapped it in screen... did not see (could i see it??) or hear anything loose ?

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jack
If you pull the sending unit out and look in there its a big piece of white plastic. If there is fuel in the tank it will float a bit and if you slosh the fuel around you will hear the baffle hitting the sides of the tank. If your arms are small you can stick it in the hole and grab ahold of it. If it moves at all its moving too much. I used to be able to get my arm in far enough to put the baffle back over the studs made on the metal tank and start the nuts then I used a long 1/4 extension with a swivel socket on the end to tighten them up. It was a very common problem back then. My thought was that maybe it was floating up and blocking the inlet of your pick up tube.
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