Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: Madmerc on October 21, 2015, 03:06:21

Title: fuel sender early type
Post by: Madmerc on October 21, 2015, 03:06:21

hi I just purchased a early type fuel sender does any one no which direction itsits in the fuel tank is there any markings .thanks

Title: Re: fuel sender early type
Post by: ja17 on October 21, 2015, 06:49:39

It can only be installed one way. The bolt pattern is not symmetrical.

Title: Re: fuel sender early type
Post by: Madmerc on October 21, 2015, 12:23:56

Thanks ja17 you are absolutley right  cheers mate

Title: Re: fuel sender early type
Post by: Benz Dr. on October 21, 2015, 15:55:45

You will want the float to face towards the right side of the tank. I ran into this with on a 220SE ( 128 Cab. ) where we used a 190SL sender. The float was hitting the flower pot and giving false 1/4 full readings when it was actually empty. In this case and to fix that problem, we drilled a couple of extra holes in the flange of the sender so it could be indexed in the opposite direction from what an original sender would have been mounted.

Title: Re: fuel sender early type
Post by: Madmerc on October 22, 2015, 19:05:12

Thanks benz dr definitely will look into that