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Originally Posted by c1800
“ I removed the 6 machine screws and took it out: what a horrible sight! Stuck in place and covered in rust (I suspect the car had been stored empty of gas for some years)”
Volvo said they were good for 11 years... 
Following with interest! |
Really? I rather suspect the item was 50 years old, but amazingly still seems to work fine after a good clean up and freeing off the fulcrum. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the float/sender unit, but it was horrible: covered in surface rust and I'd say it had not moved for about a decade.
It will be a real win if this fixes the problem at no cost (I like free or cheap fixes). It will be a huge bonus if the feint whim of petrol is cured by the new gasket I made to replace the fossilised one :-)
Alan