 fuel gauge seems stuck at 1/2 (or should I say 2/4..), seemed fine a few weeks ago |
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| potomacmidget |
 Sep 24 2016, 09:29 PM
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I gotta have more cowbell....  Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 27-March 11 From: Maryland Member No.: 12,860 Region Association: North East States 
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Hi All,
filled up the other day and it appears that my gas gauge wont' budge past 1/2 full. Any ideas how to trouble shoot? Sender unit, float stuck, etc.? Any advice appreciated. Car is a 1971 D Jet - all original. thanks! Reg |
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| Dave_Darling |
Sep 25 2016, 11:36 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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The float is probably sticking on the wires in the sender. They can be CAREFULLY cleaned, or replaced.
There is also a failure mode of the gauge itself that causes the needle to stay at one point, but that is less common. Happened to my wife's 911 when we bought it, though. --DD |
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potomacmidget fuel gauge seems stuck at 1/2 (or should I say 2/4..) Sep 24 2016, 09:29 PM
euro911 The sender is basically a variable resistor that v... Sep 24 2016, 10:27 PM RickS Just had the same issue and was a bad sender. Sep 24 2016, 10:45 PM Mblizzard Never under estimate the information that removing... Sep 25 2016, 05:11 PM
michael7810 Mine did that after sitting for 3 months. It fixed... Sep 26 2016, 06:25 PM |
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