Replacing fuel level sender MG-B

1974 MG-B

Replacing the fuel level sensor. Steps? Hints? cautions?

Thanks

Jack

Run your car until you thing you have a quarter tank or less. Jack up right side of car and chock up. Remove rear wheel. At this point you can see the retaining ring that holds the sending unit in place. You will need to rotate the lockring to be able to remove it. Make sure the ign switch is off then unwire the sending unit. Yours probably has a single wire-newer car have two. Even later cars will have the fuel pickup to unhook as well. Use a hammer and screwdriver to rotate the lockring to remove. When ring is removed the sending unit will lift out. Install the new unit by reversing this procedure. I always put a bucket under the sending unit before I remove it just in case my estimate of whats left in the tank is wrong. Be sure you use a new gasket. I smear a bit of grease on my gasket just to be sure that it does not stick next time. Pretty simple

Thanks Gerry,

I'm headed out to the garage to do just that.

Jack

Avoid smoking while changing this part. X(