Author Topic: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit  (Read 4132 times)

Offline Phil B

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Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« on: December 23, 2014, 12:33:35 PM »
Hi,

My Perentie fuel guage sender unit has stopped working.
I have tested resistance and found it to be open cicuit.

Can anybody offer advise or let me know if they have one for sale please.

Thanks,

Phil B

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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2014, 01:22:24 PM »
I can swap you one that is stuck on 1/2 tank!  :o

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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2014, 01:57:56 PM »
What is the trick to getting the sender out? I have the same problem with mine, and a quick look under the seat did not show any screws to take out to remove it.
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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2014, 02:08:25 PM »
Thanks Diana, i might have to take you up on that.
AJ, it has a locking ring which you tap gently until the "flat" sections align with the corresponding flats and it pulls out.
Mine was rusted and took a bit of WD40 and "persuasion".

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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2014, 05:04:09 PM »
Luckily the one in 49-353 worked so I swapped it into 48-852.  (Was thinking about using the tank from 49-353 as an auxilliary tank for my Defender, but am not sure if I want a sender/guage for it)

Has anyone else had the problem of fuel spitting out the breather when filling?  Any solutions?

I'm thinking of adding a bubble trap but have not decided on a final design.
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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2014, 08:07:00 AM »
Luckily the one in 49-353 worked so I swapped it into 48-852.  (Was thinking about using the tank from 49-353 as an auxilliary tank for my Defender, but am not sure if I want a sender/guage for it)

Has anyone else had the problem of fuel spitting out the breather when filling?  Any solutions?

I'm thinking of adding a bubble trap but have not decided on a final design.

Yes! The solution is to stop filling at the first click of the bowser handle, that should either eliminate the overflow or just be one or two drips...
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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2014, 11:26:06 AM »
i overzealously fill the tank, wayy past first click.

No overflow problems? Maybe somethings blocked on mine?

For clarification; I also use the hi-flow pumps on high.
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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2014, 01:36:16 PM »
I think the problem is worse in some bowsers with hi velocity flow (not necessarily the Hi-Flow truck pumps) which have a tendency to froth the fuel and it is the froth and bubbles that travel up the breather, before the tank is actually full.  Remember the breather is near the top of the tank not on the top of the tank and that is a big problem if you want to fill the tank for a long drive (or where fuel is cheaper).
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Re: Perentie 4x4 fuel guage sender unit
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2014, 12:42:01 PM »
I get the overflow problem regardless of pump type.
And, like Mark, I stop short of max fill point.
Cheers,  Daryl.

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