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Re: [Roadsters] Fuel guage

To: David Patten <futofab@gsinet.net>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Fuel guage
From: twokeelya@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:08:10 -0700
Cc: Datsun Roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
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References: <CALOjD__3r-pxO4_0WK1a8MPjKhji4ShZQA8hfEk7UQdr20MTGA@mail.gmail.com> <1862699932.557740.1371827997245.JavaMail.root@sz0149a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> <891499100-1371833142-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1846602095-@b25.c20.bise6.blackberry> <9187FAB9-46FB-477A-BCA6-E744C9D849CB@gmail.com> <CAC08eSOzCc89SiOmmE_c6xHRL+CfDS=88519vkMyzMme4Pu3Pw@mail.gmail.com>
It was reading like that before I pulled it out, just didn't recognize it
until I saw how much gas came out, about two gallons. That couldn't be 1/2
tank.


On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:01 PM, David Patten <futofab@gsinet.net> wrote:

> I'm not familiar with the wiring details of the fuel gauge, but with all
> the claening and new coats on the tank, could it have created a ground
> problem for the sender?
>
>
>  Dave Patten, Owner
>
> FutoFab, LLC
> 199 Stark Hwy So
> Dunbarton, NH 03046
>
> Website - www.FutoFab.com <http://www.futofab.com/>
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>
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Richard Hugi <twokeelya@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The water gauge reads perfectly. I'm so glad I had the tank done, that
> crap
> > would have never come out. Thanks to all that suggested.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 21, 2013, at 9:45 AM, ppeters914@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > > Does the water temperature gauge read correctly? If not, the culprit is
> > likely the gauge voltage regulator.
> > >
> > > Pete
> > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow@comcast.net>
> > > Sender: datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.netDate: Fri, 21 Jun 2013
> > 15:19:57
> > > To: <twokeelya@gmail.com>
> > > Cc: datsun<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Fuel guage
> > >
> > > If you have an Ohmmeter, check the resistance coming from the sending
> > unit.
> > If
> > > it varies, it's probably okay. Then check the connections and work your
> > way
> > > back through the wiring harness.
> > >
> > >
> > > Gordon Glasgow
> > > Renton, WA
> > > www.gordon-glasgow.org
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: twokeelya@gmail.com
> > > To: "datsun" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 8:14:59 AM
> > > Subject: [Roadsters] Fuel guage
> > >
> > > Finally cleaned out the tank, had it boled, sealed and coated. You just
> > > wouldnt believe what the gas B looked like when I took it out, painted
> > and
> > > reinstalled now the fuel guage perpetually reads exactly half full. the
> > > float works smoothly, but it just does't register correctly. Please
> tell
> > me
> > > I don't need to buy a new fuel sender unit.
> > > Richard
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