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Replace fuel sender on '97 SN (was 'replace on

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Printed Date: November-14-2024 at 9:28pm

Topic: Replace fuel sender on '97 SN (was 'replace on

Posted By: slmskrs
Subject: Replace fuel sender on '97 SN (was 'replace on
Date Posted: December-26-2020 at 1:59am

Jonny Quest wrote:

Your title says ‘79 but your signature block says ‘97. Dyslexia is a condition horrible.

Now, assuming a 1997 SN, you can remove the rear seat and gain access the rear of the “bubble-butt”. It can be a P-I-T-A to remove the tank, but there is not much room back there to work with the tank in place. Your “call” if you can do the work in the confined space. In my 1994 I bit the bullet and removed the tank first. The biggest pain was the stiff hose connections and getting all the fuel out first.

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Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40

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Posted By: slmskrs
Date Posted: December-26-2020 at 2:27am

So, Jonny Quest was right: dyslexia/Alzheimer's/dementia...

Yes, I have a '97 bubble butt. And Yes, you can replace the fuel sender WITHOUT removing the tank. I was able to pull the old one out by bending the float arm. The new linear sender was a tight squeeze, but I managed to get it in. Tank is about empty so I'll have to fill it and run through a tank to see how accurate it is. But I moved the sliding float up and down before installing it and it seemed to be fairly linear. :)

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Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40

Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: December-26-2020 at 1:33pm

You will like the reed type sending unit vs. the swing arm. Glad you got it swapped out without having to remove the tank.

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Current
2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited

Previous
2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow
1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow

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Posted By: slmskrs
Date Posted: December-26-2020 at 5:02pm

Appreciate the help!

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Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40

Posted By: zwoobah
Date Posted: January-04-2021 at 5:43pm

Glad you got it replaced. I use a linear Kus sender on mine. Stability on the gauge is nice. I find that it will indicate zero fuel when there's about 1/5th tank left - and I followed the sender length recommendations for my metal tank. Curious to see if you've got the same issue. I was expecting it to take 15gal when the gauge was reading below 1/4, and got a surprise when fuel squirted out the overflow after 12gal.

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1968 Mustang 16 - 351W powered

Posted By: slmskrs
Date Posted: January-04-2021 at 9:27pm

I've only filled it once since I installed it (although it is just about empty now). For whatever really annoying reason, when I'm filling it up (same issue with my '96), I can only slightly squeeze the pump handle because the gas doesn't flow into the tank fast enough and the overflow gizmo in the handle pops off (why the fill hose travels at an angle instead of straight down into the tank is beyond me). So I'm handholding it the whole time and don't look at the gauge. I pull the carpeted panel in front of the tank and visually watch the level while I fill it. That said, the sender is certainly is rock solid. It currently shows just a needle over empty on the gauge, and based on the visual level in the tank, probably four gallons left (26 gal tank). I was too busy doing prop testing to check the tank at various levels, but I'll fill it up when I go this weekend and will look more closely at what the gauge says vs what I see in the tank. But so far so good. I would expect to put pretty close to 20 gallons in when I fill it.

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Gordon '97 Ski Nautique, GT40

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