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I tried to fix a bad seal on a fuel sending unit located on the top of
my aluminum tank. It didn't work, so I took it to three different marine mechanics, one of whom tried three times to fix it. After taking who knows how many gallons of gasoline out of my bilge because all of these failed, I tried "Plan B." I covered the whole damn thing with a pile of grey Marine-Tex after checking with the company about its compatibilty with gas and aluminum. It looks like some animal took a **** right on my tank. I feel guilty about such a repair and know I'm never going to be able to get that sender out, but I don't have any hint of a leak anymore. I use a fuel management system to figure my consumption anyway, and i have a gasoline/CO/propane sniffer. A 3" hole is too big for such a repair, but if you made up a 5" plate with your fuel connector, drilled some holes, put down a gasket and then sealed it all up this way, it might work for you. Be careful with sparks while doing all this. By the way, I have absolutely no qualifications as a marine mechanic whatsoever to recommend anything like this to anyone, so if you blow yourself up because it leaks someday, don't say I didn't warn you.... |
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