1964 Bonneville convertable restore

[Wrongway]

Oh that's awesome bro!

[Fitzy]

On 3/9/2023 at 10:26 AM, Bonneville convertable64 said:

Well, it’s Kinda like spring cleaning but more like spring fixing. Another little  annoyance checked of the list after an all day job. Long ago i purchase a new fuel sender. It would max out at half a tank reading. I suspected it was bent and not able to float to full extension. The only way to do it right was pull the tank and drain it, so i did. It is not easy to guess how much gas is in the tank with a car that gets 10mpg. We did run out a few times.

   Getting under a tank with gas in it is not fun. After draining it i pressure washed the outside and inspected the inside. I cleaned up the mounting bolt threads so it will be easier if it ever needs to be dropped again. I used some wire to connect the sending unit with tank out of the way. It tested fine. Next,  I put sending Unit temporarily back in the tank and watched it move as I leaned the tank over. I could see it with a flashlight peeking through the fuel fill neck. As I suspected, it does not fully extend. I was able to bend the sending unit until it was correct. Problem solved! 

Nice fix - well done. I also fitted a new sender and my gauge reads what it wants to. I am loathe to drop the tank and fiddle about with it but I think I'm gonna have to.

[Bonneville convertable64]

Photo shoot for a local popsicle business 

[64 kiwi boni]

very Nice 

[Fitzy]

Oh, now I see the popsicle. There were a pair of large breasts and then a blue car in the way.

[Frosty]

What blue car Fitzy?