Hi Guys and Gals,
I have a 1997 Seaswirl Striper with a plastic (poly, or whatever they make them out of) 65 gallon tank mounted under the floor. The fuel gauge sender unit looked very corroded, so I was going to change it out, looked like it migh have started leaking a little bit, and there was a light fuel odor near it. Anyway, once I pulled out the six screw holding in the sender, the nut that anchored them turned to dust. Why oh why didn't they splurge on six stainless steel nuts? So now I don't knoe if I can dig out the holes, and epoxy new nuts in and be good, or if I need to replace the tank. Here are two pictures, one is a broad view and one is a close up of the mounting hole for the sender. Anyone who knows the do's and dont's of working with these plastic tanks, I would appreciate some advice. I need to get the fuel out of it now, of course it was topped off at 60 Gallons, thanks for the help.
I have a 1997 Seaswirl Striper with a plastic (poly, or whatever they make them out of) 65 gallon tank mounted under the floor. The fuel gauge sender unit looked very corroded, so I was going to change it out, looked like it migh have started leaking a little bit, and there was a light fuel odor near it. Anyway, once I pulled out the six screw holding in the sender, the nut that anchored them turned to dust. Why oh why didn't they splurge on six stainless steel nuts? So now I don't knoe if I can dig out the holes, and epoxy new nuts in and be good, or if I need to replace the tank. Here are two pictures, one is a broad view and one is a close up of the mounting hole for the sender. Anyone who knows the do's and dont's of working with these plastic tanks, I would appreciate some advice. I need to get the fuel out of it now, of course it was topped off at 60 Gallons, thanks for the help.