yes, you can ease the tank down and sneak in there on the left side , to
change the sender.

On 9/17/2013 11:31 AM, TJ Hemrick wrote:
> OK, for those who have seen this one in person or know of someone first
> hand, here goes; If the fuel gauge goes straight past E, I mean, it's
> hanging straight down is it the gauge or the sender that's mostly bad?  Oh,
> every once in awhile (3-4 times a year), the needle will go almost to half
> full right after I get a full tank and then drops back down again after
> driving a bit.
>
> I'm PO'd at myself for not changing the sender when I did a 100% fuel line
> and clamp swap two years ago.  Wondering if I can just ease the tank down
> and swap the sender out (if need be) and not have to drop the whole tank.
>   Aside from the filler neck, I left plenty of slack (unlike VW) so I could
> take it down and not tear all the little hoses.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TJ
> 87 2.1 Auto
>