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Re: Vixen Fuel Sender

To: "Hill, Stephen M AETT:EX" <Stephen.Hill@gems7.gov.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Vixen Fuel Sender
From: Dr John Upham <webmaster@ukmotorsport.com>
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 19:35:33 +0100
Hill, Stephen M AETT:EX wrote:
> 
>         Dr. John Upham wrote: "I'm also looking for the wooden spacer
> between the baulkhead and servo. I can easily make one of course."
> 
>         Oh contraire!!!!  I would think it would be really difficult to
> achieve a perfect replica of that swollen, stained, and generally cheesey
> piece of particle board!
> 
  Indeed. Mine was an extremely nasty, smelly lump which I want to
  replace in a more modern material. 


>         Fabricating one out of aluminum would be the best solution.  Or, if
> you only had access to woodwork equipment,  plastic, either in pvc or lexan
> (I think the Brits have another name for the more machineable transparent
> plastic).
> 
>         Seems to me I have seen a decent version (aluminum??) in a TR6, but
> I don't know if this was a stock application, or whether it would fit in a
> TVR.

  Could you do me favour and send me the dimensions of the part?

  Best Regards,

  John Upham

> 
>         Stephen
> 
> > ----------
> > From:         Dr John Upham[SMTP:webmaster@ukmotorsport.com]
> > Reply To:     Dr John Upham
> > Sent:         Friday, April 30, 1999 6:09 AM
> > To:   TVR US mailing list; TVR Mailing List
> > Subject:      Vixen Fuel Sender
> >
> > I'm having problems finding a replacement fuel sender for
> > my Vixen S3. The part is an AC Delco p/n 67463 HO  but
> > the AC Delco people don't recognise it. Legend
> > has it that the sender for the S2/S3/S4 is from a Dolomite
> > but it doesn't seem likely to be an AC Delco part.
> >
> > Any ideas? The gauge is ACD so they need to match impedance
> > I guess.
> >
> > I'm also looking for the wooden spacer between the baulkhead
> > and servo. I can easily make one of course.
> >
> > Also investigating a Zetec -> Kent conversion
> >
> > JU
> > --
> > Dr John Upham, The UKMotorSport Index,
> > http://www.ukmotorsport.com/, webmaster@ukmotorsport.com,
> > Voice: +44 (0) 976 634 053 (W), Voice: +44 (0) 125 287 2551 (H),
> > Voice: +44 (0) 976 634 053 (M)
> >

-- 
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http://www.ukmotorsport.com/, webmaster@ukmotorsport.com,
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