Hello. Fuel gauge stopped working on my tractor a year or so ago and finally decided to replace the sender since it probably rusted off.
Got the dash open enough to see it and started loosening the nuts but the whole bolt is turning. I really did not apply much torque. I was using a quarter inch drive by hand. There was a mouse house on top of it which added some corrosion to the nuts and stuck them on.
Regardless, every single nut was that way. Which seems a little strange.
So, are the heads on the end of the bolts that stick out of the fuel tank captive in plastic in the tank? That is what I am assuming is the case and they are stripped. Does not seem like a great design.
If that is the case, does anyone have any ideas on a path forward outside of a whole new tank? If a whole new tank is the only route I think I'll just attach an old school fuel dipstick somewhere and call it a day.
Shame to waste a purchase of a new fuel sender but I imagine replacing the tank is expensive and a bit of trouble.
Thanks for any replies!
Hal
Got the dash open enough to see it and started loosening the nuts but the whole bolt is turning. I really did not apply much torque. I was using a quarter inch drive by hand. There was a mouse house on top of it which added some corrosion to the nuts and stuck them on.
Regardless, every single nut was that way. Which seems a little strange.
So, are the heads on the end of the bolts that stick out of the fuel tank captive in plastic in the tank? That is what I am assuming is the case and they are stripped. Does not seem like a great design.
If that is the case, does anyone have any ideas on a path forward outside of a whole new tank? If a whole new tank is the only route I think I'll just attach an old school fuel dipstick somewhere and call it a day.
Shame to waste a purchase of a new fuel sender but I imagine replacing the tank is expensive and a bit of trouble.
Thanks for any replies!
Hal