# Broken electrical fitting in 1997 Ford Explorer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-electrical-fitting-in-1997-ford-explorer/116356>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, ford\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-electrical-fitting-in-1997-ford-explorer/116356 "2018-04-27T14:35:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PatrickWalsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@PatrickWalsh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatrickWalsh)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-electrical-fitting-in-1997-ford-explorer/116356/1 "2018-04-27T14:35:25Z")

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broken electrical fitting going in to fuel tank, when we replace it does it require gasket cement of any type and is it sealed inside and out?

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-electrical-fitting-in-1997-ford-explorer/116356/2 "2018-04-28T23:13:15Z")

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No, there is no need for any gasket cement.  
This is a rubber ring and I have always made sure that if a new ring does not come with the new pump…that the parts house order a new one along with the pump.

Some people reuse the rubber ring, but I prefer to use a new one. If the old ring is reused and there is any small leak, it will throw a Evap code.

No sense having to do the job twice!!!

Be sure to clean the tank opening to be sure you get a good seal and it doesn’t hurt to lube that ring with a little grease.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-electrical-fitting-in-1997-ford-explorer/116356/3 "2018-04-28T23:24:52Z")

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No.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/3/377b79421bb9fed1e2975fd9d84deab09c9c5178.jpg)

The large hole is for the fuel pump assembly. The other two holes are for the fuel tank pressure sensor, and for the roll-over/over-fueling valve..

Both have O-rings.

Tester