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1. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Ken Tharp <kthinc@dwx.com>; Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 20:01:48 -0500; I posted to the list about 10 days ago with a question about my gasoline gauge and possible reasons that it wasn't working. I just wanted you to know the status of the situation, since you very graci; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00094.html (8,043 bytes)
2. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@idirect.com>; Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 09:53:07 -0400; Ken, I guess I got lucky. I've had mine out a couple of times without replacing the gasket. No leaks. If it was a daily driver, I would be a little more concerned. Vic Whitmore 76 Spitfire Thornhill,; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00106.html (8,642 bytes)
3. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Ken Tharp <kthinc@dwx.com>; Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 20:48:01 -0500; Well, mine isn't a daily driver, but I've had a little gasoline odor in the trunk since I bought the car 3 years ago. I'm hoping that a new gasket will solve that problem while I'm solving the gasol; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00127.html (7,579 bytes)
4. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@scooter.net>; Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 22:31:26 -0400; Ken, my experience is the same as Vic's. I have had my sender out several times in the last year, and the original gasket has not leaked a drop! Atwell Haines '79 Spit; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00128.html (7,510 bytes)
5. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: "Dianne & Ree G." <REEGURLEY@prodigy.net>; Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 22:32:24 -0500; I had a similar gasoline odor - turned out to be a slightly leaking fuel hose where it clamps to the fuel pipe behind the left rear wheel-well. Meanwhile, I'm following your gauge saga with interest; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00129.html (7,525 bytes)
6. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 20:07:39 -0700; Since everybody else is relating their experiences, I'll throw in my 2 Euro's worth. Last year, I was having problems with a leaky Mk1 fuel tank. During that period, I must have had the sender out at; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00131.html (8,060 bytes)
7. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>; Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 07:23:19 +0000; I've worked out what causes petrol the smell in the boot, there is a tube with a blanking cap on mine, this I think is where you can put an emmission control system. It is blanked off on the UK ones,; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00135.html (7,493 bytes)
8. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: "Dianne & Ree G." <REEGURLEY@prodigy.net>; Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 14:54:51 -0500; Thanks for sharing your guess re stuck sending unit/float. I'll be pursuing that line of thought IF the rain ever stops here in the mid-Atlantic area. Ree G. in Silver Spring, MD - ragged 78 Spit FM; /html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00148.html (7,349 bytes)
9. gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Ken Tharp <kthinc@dwx.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 10:58:29 -0500; Spit listers, My first posting to the new Spit list - My gasoline gauge only works a little. When I fill the tank, it reads a little less than 1/2 full. It rapidly slides down to "E" from there - by; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00326.html (7,593 bytes)
10. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:33:00 -0400; Yup, it sounds like your float has sunk. It could be electrical, though. There are some things you can check on your way to removing the float mechanism. In particular, the electrical contacts on top; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00327.html (7,817 bytes)
11. RE: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: "Gambony, Jim" <jim.gambony@eds.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:02:17 -0400; Actually, the sender unit is accessible from the trunk of the Spitfire. Clean out the trunk and remove the hardboard cover at the "front" of the trunk. This will expose the gas tank. Before you try t; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00329.html (9,512 bytes)
12. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@idirect.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:51:55 -0400; Ken, there are two wires that go to the sender. One is black and is the ground. The other is colored. Remove the colored one and short it to the ground while watching the guage (2 people work best).; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00330.html (8,909 bytes)
13. RE: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: "the jolly rancher..." <njaremka@eng.buffalo.edu>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 14:08:32 -0400 (EDT); if you use a digital ohm-meter, after you take the sending unit out, at full it should read about 250ohms, and at empty about 30 (or it might be the other way around, can't remember when i tested min; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00331.html (8,474 bytes)
14. RE: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Michael Burdick <mburdick@netserv.unmc.edu>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:26:49 -0500 (CDT); To this I would add: Have a new gasket for the sender on hand to ensure that there are no leaks after reinstalling it. Mike Burdick Omaha NE '70 Spitfire Mk3; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00332.html (7,697 bytes)
15. RE: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: <sharpc@hqce.aetc.af.mil> (Chris Sharp); Date: Mon, 27 Apr 98 13:32:04 CDT; Not a problem. On the spit, the sending unit will only go in one way.; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00333.html (7,238 bytes)
16. Re: gasoline gauge on Spit 1500 (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@scooter.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:11:46 -0400; Welcome Ken! Does the coolant temp gauge read low as well? If so, the instrument voltage stabiliser may be shot. If the temp gauge is OK, then your sending unit or float is suspect. If the float is o; /html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00336.html (10,215 bytes)

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