Noises from the gas tank

[Fraidknots]

Ok.... strange one. When my tank is not ful I hear a clanking sound any time I move the car. It’s like something is floating in the tank. The fuel gauge seems to work. What could it be?

 

thanks!

[jimk]

The level sensor has a "stilling well" can held on with a small nut at the bottom.  The nut could have come off and the can is clanking around.  Remove the pickup/sensor assembly and take a look.

Use the usual safety precautions because it's dealing with an open fuel tank with gasoline in it.  Grounding, ventilated area outside, etc.

Edited October 30, 2018 by jimk

[Hans]

A bit early for Halloween. Yes, sounds like sender is shedding parts.

[Fraidknots]

Thank you!!

[SteveJ]

Could be the filter screen from the pick-up. Metal ringed screen about 2" diameter.

[Son of Marty]

It could be Jimmy Hoffa's ring, maybe, but if you are getting the sound with anything but a full tank I think Jim hit the nail on the head the filter ring wouldn't make much noise with fuel in the tank until it's pretty empty IMHO, it also might be pieces of a broken locking fuel cap.

[Fraidknots]

Haha.... I’ll let the forum know what it is 

[SteveJ]

It's Al Capone's vault all over again.

[Fraidknots]

Maybe there is a hidden treasure in there.... hope spring internal !!

[halboyles]

1 minute ago, Fraidknots said:

a hidden treasure in there

 

The gas tank in  Easy Rider comes to mind.   But don't get your hopes up.

[Mike Self]

Maybe it's a gasoline-soaked stash from a previous owner....

 

mike

[Fraidknots]

OK.... mystery solved!!  So I opened up the gas tank this weekend after disconnecting and removing the trunk mounted battery..... Much to my disappointment, there was no stash from a prior owner or hidden treasure.  Instead I found an extra 2 inch aluminum pickup tube floating around. Didn't take very much to grab it with a couple of long pieces of thin wood and pull it out.  My question is; who the f....k drops something like that in there and doesn't make the effort to take it out?

 

There it is!!  Thanks for the input everyone.

[Son of Marty]

That's the fuel gauge well, should only be 1 involved if there are two one fell off not uncommon and the PO just replaced it with another instead of fishing it out and reattaching it there may be a very small locknut in there also.  

[SteveJ]

Well, where do you keep a spare fuel pick-up tube? 

 

It's missing the screen filter, did you find that as well?