[Spridgets] Fuel gauge Re: Holy Problem

rrengineer @dslextreme.com rrengineer at dslextreme.com
Sun Oct 26 12:37:31 MST 2008


Jim,
     You either have the wrong gage or the the wrong sending unit.  The
later gages will work backwards with the Bugeye sending units and
vice-versa.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmmmm....   This sounds kinda like the reverse of the problem I have with
> my
> fuel gauge.  When I first got the car the gauge didn't work at all. I
> dropped the fuel tank and cleaned it out. When I saw the condition of the
> sending unit, I reasoned that was the problem and replaced it with one from
> VB. Once back together, the durned thing now registers 1/4 when the tank is
> full and goes down from there. With all the other issues this has been very
> low on my priority list so I haven't got to fixing it yet.
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 4:09 AM, <Weslake1330 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't think the stabiliser will cure the reading - it just seems to
>  stop
> > the needle flickering when the engine is running.
> >
> > W e s l a k e 1330
> >
> > In a message dated 26/10/2008 02:37:43 GMT Standard Time,
> > spritenut at comcast.net writes:
> >
> > Exactly  how is that stabilizer wired in?
> > one side is 12 v in, the other is whatever  volts stabilized coming out?
> > Does anybody think this will cure the 1/4 tank  reading when the float is
> > fully down?
> > If not, I was going to just take  the gauge apart and bend the needle to
> > suit. It is hidden under the  valance on the later gauge.
> > Then maybe when full it will rest on the F not  way past it.
> > Thoughts?
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> Cheers!!
> Jim
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