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Re: BJ8 gas gauge

To: alanx@proaxis.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: BJ8 gas gauge
From: "dwflagg@juno.com" <dwflagg@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:51:28 GMT
When I owned a GT6 it had a voltage stabalizer for the fuel gauge. It was a 
plug in unit. I have seen them for sale in some of the British Parts catalogs. 

Doug
'56 BN2


Not done this, but has anyone tried putting a fat electrolytic capacitor 
across it, to smooth things out?

In message <000001c637c0$8c9f81b0$6401a8c0@billea0d96eb39>, Bill 
Browning <gbrowning@carolina.rr.com> writes
>Hello Healey listers:
>
>Any secrets  or pearls out there on BJ8 gas gauge accuracy? My gauge goes 
to
>full when tank is filled up, then after about 20 miles it goes to 1/2 full
>and the needle starts going "haywire" gyrating like crazy back and 
forth,
>then after a few more miles, it goes to Empty even though the tank if close
>to 3/4 full.
>
>I have been just zeroing the odometer when filling up and watching mileage
>to determine amount of gas. I've gone thru this before on a couple other
>BJ8s in the past, new sending unit, adjusting float in tank, etc spending a
>lot of money, and it went back to doing the same thing.
>
>Would appreciate any magic from the list
>
>Thanking you in advance
>
>Bill Browning
>Charlotte, N.C.
>
-- 
Alan F Cross, Berkshire, UK
BJ8 "Ginny"




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