Greetings all,
I have an 87 Grand Marquis in the Home Fleet that I recently bought off of an estate with 45k miles. Generally, it is very good condition.
I'm really having a problem with the fuel sender. Locally I've only been able to source a new sender from the dealer. My guess is that I am getting NOS parts that were manufactured prior to ethanol fuel.
We've put three new senders in between myself and the original owner in the last three years. The fiber board swells up within 24 hours and jams the sender.
I've tried locating a sender from a different vendor like Dorman with no luck. I am hesitant about putting a generic unit in with the cam locking ring. A fuel leak - I don't need.
Has anyone else run into this and solved the issue? Are there other senders that cross reference into these old beauties?
TIA - Hopefully I haven't broken any forum rules on my first post.
Greg
05 Mustang GT
03 Expedition
87 Grand Marquis LS
59 Ford F100
I have an 87 Grand Marquis in the Home Fleet that I recently bought off of an estate with 45k miles. Generally, it is very good condition.
I'm really having a problem with the fuel sender. Locally I've only been able to source a new sender from the dealer. My guess is that I am getting NOS parts that were manufactured prior to ethanol fuel.
We've put three new senders in between myself and the original owner in the last three years. The fiber board swells up within 24 hours and jams the sender.
I've tried locating a sender from a different vendor like Dorman with no luck. I am hesitant about putting a generic unit in with the cam locking ring. A fuel leak - I don't need.
Has anyone else run into this and solved the issue? Are there other senders that cross reference into these old beauties?
TIA - Hopefully I haven't broken any forum rules on my first post.
Greg
05 Mustang GT
03 Expedition
87 Grand Marquis LS
59 Ford F100