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Re: [T3] fuel sender repair


On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 21:01, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 28 Sep 2003 at 17:26, Erik Litchy wrote:
> 
> > i took my fuel sender apart because it wasnt sliding.  anyway because of the
> > way i disassembled it i broke the thin wire.  i cant think of somewhere to
> > buy a replacement wire like that.  its about as thick as a hair and copper.
> 
> I tell everyone who triys to work with these that it is very fragile. It's 
> almost certainly not copper, but I'm not sure what it actually is. 
> 
I am pretty sure it is "Inconel". The same type of wire used in
reostats. That might be a source for the wire. A potentiometer
manufacturer.
If the one from Rocky Mountains is actually for a T-3, $29.95 is not a
bad price.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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