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figured out why the brand new fuel sender wasn't working. helps to plug it in.

figured out where all the gas keeps going. leaky tank. so many swear words. emptied, cleaned and PORed it a few months back. never leaked before

suggestions on someone who can fix it in west/central auckland?

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So, started draining the tank.

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And then I'm looking at it and thinking, and realising that the leak is odd, given i resealed the tank. And I ponder it a bit, and look at it some more once I get the tank drained a bit.

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And now you see what I see... So I tipped the now mostly empty tank on an angle and all the petrol is pushing on the sender seal...

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That's right, once again a Rarespares replacement part is a complete bag of fucking shit, and the new sender seal isn't actually sealing.

Anyone got a recommendation on the right sealer to put on this to hold the fuel in, because i really don't want to be covered in petrol anymore. Thank you kindly.

 

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Tank seems sealed. 

Replaced Tierods, inner and outer, but seems like the replacements I got were about 0.8 -1.2mm smaller and didn't fucking work, so wasted a day and all out of whack now from disassembly/reassembly and didn't get to the alignment place in time for the WOF before Xmas I had planned.

 

Still, looks fucking dope.

Any protips on getting it reasonably straight and driveable alignment wise I can do myself before getting it dialled in properly?

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I'm thinking about selling this. 

Had a wof. 

Reasons it might not get the next.

Headlights aren't working. Don't know why. Suspect switch.

RH rear outer door handle is jammed.

These things went bung since last wof. Can't remember when that was. I suspect last Summer.

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