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Bay Window Fuel Sender Access Hatch - Oldman - 04-07-2022 Courtesy of TTMK (Tommy) and Doc (Rob): Pictures now for access panel at long last . I went to my local wreckers for mitsubishi and obtained from under the rear seat of any TE - TW magna a fuel sender unit panel as you can see from the photos it works a treat and does not look out of place it saves having to pull the engine out then the fuel tank to replace the sender unit This was previously posted a link to a guy whom i think went a little over the top but if you have time yep do it his way , but this takes all of 15 mins to change a tank unit * the bustop sells tank units * contact his reverence [roy] if you need one . All you need is the dimensions for cutting count the ribs from my photos , i was standing at the rear of the kombi looking towards the front . A jig saw , cordless drill is handy A magna fuel sender cover all of $ 5.00 bucks if you get on well with your wrecker they will prob give you one A few screw drivers , and pk screws A compass to draw a circle , permant marking pen . I fitted foam under the magna panel to make is seal due to the floor ribs drill 4 holes 1/8 inch drill bit To remove the sender once the hole is cut disconnect the two wires attached ,rotate the locking ring , remove the sender , replace it with the new one , replace the sender seal , you may need to vaseline the new sealing ring . refit the locking plate connect the wires fit the magna plate along with some foam . NO MORE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON DARK WINTER NIGHTS !! http://www.specialpatrolgroup.co.uk/spooky/access/access.html Dimensions and the long way to do it The magna panel fitted looking from the back The magna panel looking from above from the rear rock and roll seat Dimensions 157 mm x 157 mm Quote:From Doc: Quote:Doc (cont.) RE: Bay Window Fuel Sender Access Hatch - Oldman - 04-07-2022 From felixqld66 : Just though I would throw in another option for this great idea. Here are some pics of in the back of our lowlight panel van you can get the watertight hatches from boat chandlerys even BCF I think. Closed Open Very easy access via the screw top not that you need to get in there very often. From Alpal (Alan): Step 1: Mark the cut area. See the pic for dimensions. Note that the hole is not directly above the sender but it works well for sender removal. Step 2: Drill a small hole and check the distance to the tank with a piece of wire. Check the clearance against the length of the blade. Mine was about 63 mm. All OK. RE: Bay Window Fuel Sender Access Hatch - Oldman - 04-07-2022 (04-07-2022, 12:01 PM)Oldman Wrote: From felixqld66 : Step 3: Drill some more holes so that I can get the Jig Saw started. Cut the hole and vacuum up the metal swarf. (Not good in the fuel or the engine!) RE: Bay Window Fuel Sender Access Hatch - Oldman - 04-07-2022 Step4: Remove the Sender. Take off the connections. Don’t lose them in the dark hole! With a drift rotate the sender ACW until it is free. Negotiate it out of the tank. Step 5: Install a ‘new’ sender. NOTE. Take care not to bend the float arm or the ‘ears’ on the sender otherwise the tank readings will not be correct. Note 2. Make sure the seal is installed. With a drift rotate the sender ACW until it is secure. Re-attach wires. Earth to Earth and sender wire to the insulated terminal on the sender. ALL GOOD? Test to see if it works. Switch on the ignition and the gauge should read the fuel level. OK? (04-07-2022, 12:10 PM)Oldman Wrote: Step4: Remove the Sender.Step 6: Patch the hole. I had the patch from my wrecker so it was easy but no drama. You will need a bit of metal bigger than the hole. An old scrap of VW floor would be good but no rocket science to find something that would do. Cut to size, seal and secure. I used some door seal around the edge and 2 bits of soft rubber to fill the floor grooves. Pop rivets were my choice but self-tappers would do. Pops are nice and flat and smooth. Job done. Quote:For my job after I connected the sender the gauge still showed over full! RE: Bay Window Fuel Sender Access Hatch - Oldman - 04-07-2022 (04-07-2022, 12:10 PM)Oldman Wrote: Step4: Remove the Sender. Nicely documented Al ! I found that jigsaw blades made for cutting stainless steel are a lot shorter than the others & used them......easily cleared the fuel tank. (04-07-2022, 12:16 PM)Oldman Wrote: Nicely documented Al ! RE: Bay Window Fuel Sender Access Hatch - Doob - 17-07-2022 I have a 1971 Bay Kombi. I had the engine & fuel tank out a couple years ago. I took the opportunity to take some measurements of the fuel tank & fuel tank cavity - including the location of the fuel gauge sender unit. I know there is some variation in the fuel gauge sender unit and the fuel tank between different models of the Bay Kombi. I am not sure how much variation there is in the location of the sender unit in relation to the cargo bay floor plan? Anyway - the 2 pdf attachments here give the approximate dimensions & layout for my 1971 Kombi. Cheers Grant |