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Re: fuel sender

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Subject: Re: fuel sender
From: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:24:45 -0400
Don't forget a new gasket. It gets pretty messy in the trunk when that
bugger leaks!

Peter
'68 TR250 (almost ready)




on 4/15/03 11:20 AM, John Mitchell at jmitch@snet.net wrote:

> In my case, it was the float.  Its an easy fix, just drain the tank from
> the fuel line beneath.  Take out bolts  holding tank after removing gas
> cap.  I just tilted the whole thing back with-out disconnecting fuel
> lines.  Change the sender and bolt back up.  Really didnt take very long
> at all.  John Mitchell
>                  
>                                                    76 TR6
> Michael Lupynec wrote:
> 
>> My temp and fuel gauges started to both read lower last year and
>> this spring they finally went dead - together. Figured for sure
>> the stabilizer, but it turned out the temp sender wire was going
>> open circuit. That's repaired and working OK now.
>> 
>> Now for the fuel gauge - Working at the tank sender (with ign on)
>> I briefly connected the sender ground wire directly to the green
>> gauge hot wire and the gauge needle ramped up smartly. Cleaned the
>> terminals and  reconnected but the gauge needle still barely moves
>> with a full tank of gas. The resistance across the sender
>> terminals (disconnected) with the full tank is 240 ohms.
>> 
>> My manual doesn't have any sender resistance specs. Perhaps the
>> float sunk? Looking for any insights before I jump into pulling
>> out the sender, which looks like the tank would then have to be
>> unbolted or removed completely .
>> 
>> Mike L
>> 60A,67E,59Bug,74TR6

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