[T3] Fuel gauge

[Mike Fisher]

My 69 would run out of gas when the gauge still showed 1/4 tank when I
bought the car.  I just swapped in a 67 sender and the needle movement
is fine now.

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Gary Forsmo <gbforsmo at gmail.com> wrote:
> *Jim -- As you know, my T3 was stored for 9+ years.  My son & son-in-law who
> stored it, assured me that they stabilized the fuel, filled the tank to the
> FULL position, before they put it up on jack stands.
>
> But you also know that "we" installed your Overflow Kit last summer, because
> the original 90 degree, rubber "pipe" was cracked/broken.  I suppose over
> all that time, evaporation of 3/4 of the fuel COULD have taken place.  Maybe
> the sender float created a bit of corrosion at the 1/4th level.  ???
>
> Can I slightly "rotate" the gauge from the back in an attempt to get a
> better electrical contact ... springs to "backside of the dash"?
>
> If the sender wires are gently "cleaned" and the electrical connection
> (retaining springs-to-dash) is restored, then I guess the instrument MAY be
> the problem?
>
> I've previously had the gauges out, so I know how to "spring" the "ears"
> close to the gauge body, so the gauge can be removed from the dash.
>
> I guess the thing to do is take the car on a 250 mile trip (along with a
> filled, 2-1/2 gallon gas can ... for a partial refill) and see if the gauge
> "sticks" when it gets to the 1/4 full mark.  Road vibration doesn't seem to
> dislodge the needle.  But a "rap" on the dash does.  Curious, eh?
> *
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