Stu,
I have never opened the Tiger sender, but I assume it is similar to others.
Thus on other cars I have found a questionable contact at the pivot point
where it often appears the current must pass through. I therefore solder a
very flexible piece of wire from the arm to the housing (or wherever the
current will be found) to insure a good flow of current. I have often found
that the cause of a bad sender is "stuff" between the wiper and the resistor
as you found, the contact at the pivot as I've found or a leaking float. I
have also been able to cover a bad (drained) brass float with a thin coat
of solder and still have it perform according to its name. In any case the
sender is often repairable if one wants to invest the time. Tom Witt
B9470101
----- Original Message -----
From: <stubrennan@attbi.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: Fuel Sender
> Since I discovered that I couldnt buy a new fuel level
> sender, I decided to fix the old one. This sender came
> out of my spare set of tanks, which came from a friends
> parts car, which had been sitting for who knows how long.
>
> The sender appeared open when first measured. I unbent
> the tabs and opened the case surrounding the works.
> With my ohmmeter I determined that there was continuity
> through the entire resistor, the wiper was connected to
> the arm, the contacts werent dirty, and all appeared
> OK. Still there was something open in the path to
> ground. There was this white powdery deposit all over
> the case and the arm, so I used my little Dremel wire
> brush to clean it away from the surfaces where the arm
> rotates against the case. Operation restored. It seems
> that the path that connects the wiper to ground is the
> contact between the arm and the case. Theres a spring
> on the shaft which should have helped, but it was
> coated with crud, too. As this white stuff appeared, it
> insulated the arm, leaving the circuit open. Im
> thinking of adding a wire to provide a positive ground.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this scenario? Is this
> white stuff typical?
>
> Sorry, Steve. No photos. I should have known there was
> tech tip potential here!
>
> Stu
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