[C320-list] Fuel tank sender replacement for 2000 model

[Ted Harrison]

Chip, Michael did not use sealant so I don’t think I used sealant. I think I would have worried about getting any sealant in the fuel. 

Ted Harrison

> On Aug 15, 2019, at 11:02 PM, Michael Ferguson <coralman at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> The rubber gasket it's all i usedMichael
> 
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> 
>  On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 10:42 PM, Charles Martin<chiprmartin at gmail.com> wrote:   Thanks so much for responding, Ted.  Catalina did not send new screws for
> my new sender; should I use the old screws?  Did you use thread sealant on
> the screws when you installed the new sender?
> 
> Best,
> Chip Martin
> Sail # 767 -- Bonaventure
> (410) 231-0199
> chiprmartin at gmail.com
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 6:23 PM Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I was able to remove mine without taking the tank out.
>> 
>> Recommend low level of fuel in the tank before you start. Just in car you
>> have to shift the tank slightly.
>> 
>> Ted Harrison
>> 1997 hull 424
>> 
>>> On Aug 15, 2019, at 5:13 PM, Charles Martin <chiprmartin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Catalina 320 Shipmates:
>>> 
>>> I need to replace the sender on my 19 gallon fuel tank for our 2000 model
>>> C320.  Has anyone done this?  The fiberglass body juts out over the
>> sender
>>> port, so that it looks like it will be hard to remove the sender unit
>>> unless I remove the tank first.  Any advice?
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Chip Martin
>>> Sail # 767 -- Bonaventure
>>> (410) 231-0199
>>> chiprmartin at gmail.com
>> 
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