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Oh no thats a dealer part ..... ya right

i was fixing my leaky gas tank and needed a new sending unit had to wait 3 weeks for it cuz i guess they made it just for me (jk) but now ive run into another snag and if any one could help id be a real happy boy.  i need to find  the electrical plug for the sending unit and all the part stores say its a dealer part,  being an old auto parts guy i know thats a line to say when you dont wanna deal with it, so im just wondering if i could really get it at the dealer or am i going junkyard raiding? thanks kyle

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I believe Brian (ifixyawater) had a bad plug and couldn't find one anywhere - the part has been discontinued (much like almost everything else for these cars). A dealer wouldn't have it unless they had a NOS one that's been kicking around for 15 years or so...
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Where did you get the sending unit?  Where my dad works, they remanufacture fuel pumps and sending units for everything, except tbirds/cougars.  I don't need one, but I hear they're impossible to find.  As for the plug, I may be able to help you out.  I pulled the one off of my 85 bird when I removed the gas tank.  15 bucks shipped and it's yours.
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Someday we're all gonna have Ebay aftermarket gas tanks with cobbled together sending units from more popular Ford models :lol: I just barely got my sender to hold onto the rusty clips when I upgraded the fuel pump :( It only leaks if I fill it more than 17 gallons - which cost too much and makes the car too heavy anyway :D
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well im going to check a few more places tomorow for the plug but if it has four wires ill prolly take it stay tuned  as for the pump it is made by airtex automotive division out of IL link  part # e2130s  it took a long time and tooo many trips to get but its here and im soo happy now i just wanna get it in so i can drive my "drinkin continetal" :disappoin

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I ended up soldering mine on and covering it with Liquid Electrical tape then painted over it.  It worked ok, but I wouldn't reccomend it for a long-term solution.  Oh yeah, mine was an '84, too.  It appears that that plug is unique to that year, at least among Cougars and T-birds.

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you couldv'e lied to me Dang cuz that was exactly what i wanted to do but my buddy helping me said noway youll be able to get one no prob but i think he lied to me lol so did you just leave it that way or did you ever find one and fix it

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Quote from: Ifixyawata
I ended up soldering mine on and covering it with Liquid Electrical tape then painted over it.  It worked ok, but I wouldn't reccomend it for a long-term solution.  Oh yeah, mine was an '84, too.  It appears that that plug is unique to that year, at least among Cougars and T-birds.



If 84's are unique, mine probably will not work for you.
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amooset could you take a pic of that plug just so i could verify if it wont work im haveing no luck around here cept for the guy who think that maybe one from a ford truck may work

any one else have any suggestions???
 
thanks kyle

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im a lil happier today i called every junk yard in my area no one had anything but i talked to a ford at one junk yard and he was sure that a plug from a truck would work and lo and behold it did so im that much closer to getting my tank back in now i just gotta find one of those duck bill style clips for the gas line and ill be set

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you get them at the parts store by them selves or with a fuel filter.
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thanks all you kids is cool and helpy helpertons