did mine approx 2 yrs ago 
Ed
'79 fuel sending unit
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From: glen mills pa
'79 fuel sending unit
I want to change the fuel sending unit in my '79 vette. Can the sending unit be taken out without dropping the gas tank? Can it come out through the gas lid hole if I take the lid out of the body? The rim on top of the gas tank that holds the fuel filler neck and connetions that screws into the tank looks very close to the size of the opening of the hole in the body that it would have to come out of. I don't want to take out all the screws and disconnect everything only to find out that it can't fit through the opening. Has anyone done it this way with success?
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I want to change the fuel sending unit in my '79 vette. Can the sending unit be taken out without dropping the gas tank? Can it come out through the gas lid hole if I take the lid out of the body? The rim on top of the gas tank that holds the fuel filler neck and connetions that screws into the tank looks very close to the size of the opening of the hole in the body that it would have to come out of. I don't want to take out all the screws and disconnect everything only to find out that it can't fit through the opening. Has anyone done it this way with success?
This article was published in Corvette Enthusiast a few years back and may offer some insights. You may decided you will not need to replace the entire assembly.
Fuel Sending Unit
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I want to change the fuel sending unit in my '79 vette. Can the sending unit be taken out without dropping the gas tank? Can it come out through the gas lid hole if I take the lid out of the body? The rim on top of the gas tank that holds the fuel filler neck and connetions that screws into the tank looks very close to the size of the opening of the hole in the body that it would have to come out of. I don't want to take out all the screws and disconnect everything only to find out that it can't fit through the opening. Has anyone done it this way with success?
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thanks very much. Didn't think about disconnecting the battery, so thanks for that tip too. Hope to get to it soon and not have to worry about checking my gas level with a stick anymore.
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I'd say good deal, but this means you have a sender problem and that isn't much fun.... Test the new sender before you install the tank back in... just to be on the safe side.
0 ohms is empty and (aprox.) 90 is full.
0 ohms is empty and (aprox.) 90 is full.
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