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Help...
While I was changing my fuel sending unit in the tank the metal cylinder that the float is housed in fell into the tank. Any advice on how to retreive it?
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09-13-2012, 07:23 AM
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Can you see it in the tank?
Get a set of retractable grippers or use a coat hook to get it out. Remove the gasket to get a little more room. |
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09-13-2012, 07:26 AM
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two fingers worked for me. mine luckily was still standing straight up by the hole. I put my two fingers down the center of the tube, spread them apart like a reverse pliers and slowly brought it back up out, until I could grab it with my other hand.
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09-13-2012, 07:27 AM
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No cant see it it fell down and is laying on the bottom in the front
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09-13-2012, 07:33 AM
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I just pulled my sender to have a look at the tank and found a piece of metal in there that I retrieved with a coat hanger. I wish I'd had one of those claw retrieval picker upper things that has a plunger on one and and prongs that pick stuff up on the other end.
It was a lot easier to see in there with the tank empty. Amazon.com: Flexible Claw Pick Up Tool Automotive Mechanic Shop 24": Home & Kitchen |
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09-13-2012, 07:36 AM
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Back to topic, get that flexible claw, it will come handy in the future as well. And whatever you do, use a flashlight, not a match, to look in the tank... and avoid smoking while doing this task 
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09-13-2012, 07:54 AM
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Got it thanks for all the suggestions
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09-13-2012, 08:12 AM
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