An addendum to the prior posts: If your fuel lines and brake lines are rusty and you replace them, make sure you drop the tank and replace the sending unit as well. The factory fuel lines have a rubber section that is crimped onto an additional length of steel line that connects to the sending unit outlets. The other day after filling the truck up with diesel I saw a puddle under the front of the tank where it was running down from the topside. Looking through the fenderwell with a flashlight we could see that the outlets were corroded so I ordered a new sending unit for $70 from rockauto.com. We dropped the tank and this is what the sending unit looked like. We were also not happy with how the tank looked so I ordered a new one from rockauto which should be here next week. Lots of crud was in the bottom and after checking with a mirror inside we saw corrosion on the inside ceiling of the tank.
Here's the old sending unit:
06-07-2014, 11:25 PM
Re: Silverado gas tank strap failure!!
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