In <34316BBE.376B@shell.monmouth.com>, Parsons, Lindsey wrote:
>Does anyone have a completely dry fuel low level transmitter inserted
>into their TC fuel tank ? I believe the TD may have the same system
>transmitter in it's tank.
Yep.
> We have tried two different new units and both
>leak. It evidently is a problem with the internals of the transmitter
>itself as the area around the electrical connection seems to be where
>the fuel escapes and not at the main unit to tank seal.
Yep.
> If these things
>can be made completely dry, we will continue to work with it, if not,
>we'll just fill up the inside with potting material and forget the light
>altogether.
Make a decent gasket for the cap of the unit and seal it in with
Permatex #2, the old smelly brown dried-moose-dung stuff. It is
resistant to gasoline, unlike virtually every other sealant (although
they say they are....)
A. B. Bonds
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