Reply to "Fuel Sender Issue?"

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There has been many articles on this problem. The challange is trying it suck the fuel from the bottom of the tank to the top then get it to the pump (about 22 inches of rise). Mech pumps do a better job at sucking then eletrical ones. So most people with eletrical pumps remove the drain plug from the bottom of the tank and hook up the pick up there.

You should be able to remove the sender unit of newer (72-73) without pulling the tank/engine. The bolts around the top of the sender will allow you to pull it out. I would check the condition of the tank. Looking for rust, if rusty you might be stuck pulling the tank which means removing the engine. The sender/pickup has a sock on the pickup, this could gunk up with crap and cut off the fuel supply.

Also at the tech session JackD discussed pickups that were split so that when not full they would suck air. All fun things to check.

5/7/075:45 PM

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