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Fuel gauge all over the show

wannaeatyourbrains

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Here, I pulled the tank out of mine.

By far and away the best fuel sender unit I got is this one. It is the ancient one I scavenged, and I put this new Japanese fuel pump, the filter, and a bit of new fuel hose on there to lash it together. The gauge never worked well until I swapped out the pump and filter. Now it never fails. I only needed a new bit of hose for the regulator, which is why I got one bit left over there.

If you carefully cook the old hose you can sometimes get it off in good nick, and I was able to get it off the old pump. Then I super glued it onto the new pump, which as I say will hold it fine. I bought the little hose clamps but I do not bother now. New hose cannot be removed for love or money after you warm it and squeeze it on there. Super glue holds an already stretched hose fine.

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I really recommend rebuilding an old fuel sender unit like this rather than buying a new one, cause it is so much cheaper. Everything just costs $40, and you have an improved sender unit when you finish. I really love that compact little pump...dare I say it pumps?

I wonder if the issue with the Hilux filter was it was getting stuck on the lip of the original pump like this?

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You sometimes have to tap it on there. Maybe that's why it kept falling off?

I am gonna try this. I have cut an insert for the original style filter and drilled some holes in it. Bit of reinforced fuel line from a truck.

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Now I have put it inside the original filter to take the crimp out of it.

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It is in the car now, the gauge is working again. Might be an easier fix than finding another filter.
 
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