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| Joe Bob |
 May 6 2006, 04:06 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times  Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None  |
OK....so mine goes no higher than the 1/2 mark. It will start to drop once the tank is half full and register empty and the low fuel light comes on when the tank corresponds to that which is on the gauge.....
I have swapped senders AND gauges. I have pulled the sender from the tank and turned it upside down and observed the gauge go to FULL.......once the sender is in, bolted down, fill the tank....1/2 mark and no more..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
May 6 2006, 04:11 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Which car? Sender and gauge match? The Cap'n
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| Joe Bob |
May 6 2006, 04:44 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
911....everything is compatible. Stock SC gauges.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
May 6 2006, 05:30 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Did ya ever think about why stuff happens to your cars that NEVER happens to anybody else's cars? Check power and ground, take the sender out and test it with the gauge still in the car. If it works that way, make sure there's not something in the tank making it send the wrong signal, and make sure the ports in the tube are unobstructed. If you still can't make it work, then it's YOU. The Cap'n
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| Joe Bob |
May 6 2006, 05:33 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
It's definitely me....cause I didz all dat.....
Anyways...I figured out why it wouldn't shut when the key was turned off....THAT only took 4 months. DME and the fuel pump were wired on the same fused circuit.....worked fine for three plus years.....then....didn't. WTF? |
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| Spoke |
May 6 2006, 06:37 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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When I bought my 71, the sender was gummed up at 1/4 full and would not move. After dissassembly, cleaning, and some rust removal on the main shaft, the sender worked but many times would hang up during operation.
After removing and turning it upside down, allow the float to go all the way from empty to full, but when in an upright position in the tank, and when filling the tank, the float would stick at about 1/2 full (or 1/2 empty, depending upon your orientation), and may release when I hit a bump and go to full. After many dissassemblies and filing down the main shaft several times, I finally got the sender to operate as desired. Spoke |
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| Joe Bob |
May 6 2006, 07:01 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
yeah...but TWO senders doing the same thing?
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| 736conver |
May 6 2006, 07:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
QUOTE((*)(*) @ May 6 2006, 08:01 PM)  yeah...but TWO senders doing the same thing? Did you clean the contacts on the sender plug, Female side. I just ran into this with two 914 senders. Took both of them apart, cleaned them and still got the same bad readings. Clean the sender conection and it works great. Just something else to try if you havent. |
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| markb |
May 6 2006, 07:33 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California
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Ya gots too much fiberglass on da car. It don't ground no mo.
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| SirAndy |
May 6 2006, 08:38 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,636 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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