Fuel Gage Repair

[Kubota 2350]

I posted this in the repair section and didn't get any reply's, so I'm trying it here.
This is on a JD 4310 tractor


I've done the test that is in the service manual for the fuel gage, remove the orange wire and gage goes to empty, touch the orange wire to the black and gage goes to full.

On removing the sender for more testing or replacement, does the screws that hold the sender in the tank just screw into the plastic, or is there a metal ring made into the tank for the sender to mount to?

Also is there a gasket or an O ring that seals the sender to the tank?

Service manual does not go into much detail on this, guess I need to look at a parts manual to see what I'm looking for, anyone know where I can find one online?

Thanks

[mfreund]

Here is a link

John Deere - Parts Catalog

Looks like part #15 is a gasket.

[Kubota 2350]

I replaced the sender unit, what a pain in the A** that was. thing keeps wanting to leak.
I put gasket sealer on the gasket and reinstalled the sender.
Going to let it dry over night and see if it holds.

[dcyrilc]

jdparts.deere.com

John deere's website has online parts manuals.

[Karl2]

Originally Posted by Kubota 2350

I replaced the sender unit, what a pain in the A** that was.

That's why I didn't bother replacing mine, instead I just settled for living with a useless fuel gauge and fill 'er up every 4-5 hours when running high rpm. According to the (late) previous owner's son the fuel gauge was faulty right from the start and the dealership attempted to fix it twice then gave up. This is a widespread issue with JD CUT's.