Ghia fuel sender unit "rubber" seal sweating??

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Ghia fuel sender unit "rubber" seal sweating??

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Morning all, Noticed that this sender unit seal is not doing it's job properly?

What type of sealant can I use to add to the seal in question ?
Don,t overfill you say ?.,......I wish I could afford it !!😂🤣
Speed humps and potholes requires some braking and acceleration,...and not much baffling inside the tank!!

Would a thin line of Sikaflex do it,......something that comes into contact with fuel,....that will keep the seal

Talk to me please

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Most sealers are not fuel grade, and will soffen up.

I would go to your BMG (Bearing Mann) an get a sheet of chemical grade packing, and cut a set of new gaskets.

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Not sure but the old red indian stuff?
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Thanks gents,...new gasket it will be,.......with a 'small' smidge of "red indian" perhaps or not!

Ps Herman,..this .."chemical" grade? Is like thickish paper type thing ?,....like we know from way back then?,.....or is it a rubber/ neoprene type thing?

Will go this week.

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both will work even well

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Or you could make a new seal out of thin cork. Works perfectly without any goop.
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my thoughts too, just use cork
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Oh man...how times have changed.....back in the day, I used my cork for something completely different :twisted:
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Some of us still use our 'corks',....less than before ! Butstill in use,.......😂🤣😜😇

Me thinks!!

Will if I. An get thin cork,....2nd will be packing....chemical grade!!

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Haans.

You going off topic a bit there

Chemical Grade you referring to those Blue pills ?





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Any "chemical" assistance to enhance performance is acceptable nowadays!!

Anything to stop a leak!!!!

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Haans wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:10 pm Any "chemical" assistance to enhance performance is acceptable nowadays!!

Anything to stop a leak!!!!

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Well.............have put a cork init !! Without ANY goop / lube or any other liquids!!
Have been for a trip to coffee and koekies in town,.....qtrly thing at the local speedshop,...
Smell is better,....have yet to fill up !,..saving up for this,...will let you know if the cork did the trick

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Hmm,....well. Cork did not last long !! All well to George butwhen I filled up on sunday morn, it was not long and we could not breath in the car!!
Cork gasket swelled up,.. and something is wrong. Chemical grade gasket it will be!,

Sorry only one picture of the trip,..my phone gave up on me !

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use nitrile rubber
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