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- 73 Mustang Conv.
01 Mustang Bullitt (my son owns now)
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04 Azure Blue Mach 1 (sold)
I filled up my tank a couple of days ago in my 73 Convertible and noticed a fuel odor in my garage the next day. I checked under the car and noticed some drips of gas under the gas tank and fuel sending unit. I replaced the fuel tank and sending unit back in 2005 and used one of the spring tension hose clamps (like stock original) and it appeared the hose was leaking so I added a worm type hose clamp. The next day I checked it again and was still leaking. After looking closer it appeared the gas was coming out of the electric terminal boot that presses onto the sending unit. After counting my blessings that the gas was not ignited by a spark in the terminal, I disconnected the battery and removed the boot and sure enough fuel was leaking around the black gasket area of the terminals. So I drained the tank with a hand siphon pump and will be ordering another sending unit. I need to double check where I bought it and give them a call to see if they have had any similar reports. Although the tank and unit has been on the car about 6 years I doubt if I have driven it more than 1,200 miles.
So if you have replaced your fuel sending unit with a reproduction you should check it out to make sure there is no leak into the terminal boot!
I had already wiped the drip off the terminal lead in the picture, but you can see [/b]the black gasket is damp from gas!
So if you have replaced your fuel sending unit with a reproduction you should check it out to make sure there is no leak into the terminal boot!
I had already wiped the drip off the terminal lead in the picture, but you can see [/b]the black gasket is damp from gas!
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