Ok, I have found out that the 960's {as well as other models} had sever fuel sender issues after they get some miles on them. While my 960 has relatively few miles {182000} my fuel gauge reads either full all the time or darn near empty depending on its whim. I saw what a replacement costs and I'm not about to spend $400 + on the sender. Has anyone ever replaced it with a generic after market sender like what can be had out of summit. You can get a complete kit for less than $50, that includes the sender and matched fuel gauge. I haven't been under the 960 to see if the tank is steel or plastic, plastic would be easy, cut a new hole and just drop it in and your done, my luck says it's a steel tank which complicates things.
Hacking into a steel tank can be done but it's a pain, you need to fill it up, run a line from the exhaust of a running car,let it idle 30 minutes then you "could" cut the hole with a hand nibbler {lower spark potential} I'm confident on that particular procedure, I've welded bungs on 20000 gallon fuel storage tanks using the same method numerous times. {safety note: don't try that at home kids, I are a trained professional}
to make it even more simple, has anyone ever repaired a sender and if so, what is the procedure ?
Thanks in advance,
Semper Fi,
Gunny
Hacking into a steel tank can be done but it's a pain, you need to fill it up, run a line from the exhaust of a running car,let it idle 30 minutes then you "could" cut the hole with a hand nibbler {lower spark potential} I'm confident on that particular procedure, I've welded bungs on 20000 gallon fuel storage tanks using the same method numerous times. {safety note: don't try that at home kids, I are a trained professional}
to make it even more simple, has anyone ever repaired a sender and if so, what is the procedure ?
Thanks in advance,
Semper Fi,
Gunny