Re: [DML] repairing OEM fuel sender

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

The sender has a very small hole at the bottom in what is otherwise a sealed unit - this
is to prevent the sender jumping around when the fuel sloshes about. I suggest you have a
look at that hole and perhaps make it a bit bigger?

Martin
#1458

Walter Coe wrote:

> I took a stab at repairing my OEM fuel sender last night. I have discovered
> that there are a lot of little things that go wrong inside of these --
> mostly from fuel residues causing bad electrical connections.
>
> The only problem that I have left is that it took 3 miles worth of driving
> for the gauge to make it from empty to full (or should we call that 4/4?)
>
> Do these floats get less buoyant with age? I don't think it is likely that
> I have the sliding contacts on the resistive wire too tight. And I'm sure
> the float isn't jamming mechanically because it moved freely while dry.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Walt Tampa, FL