Tim ,
Thanks for the tip to the group. I removed my sending unit last night and
found the same broken copper strap. I had another sending unit, so popped it in
and had it fixed in minutes. I even had a 1/2 tank of gas that I didn't know
about.
Is it possible to fix the strap? I made an attempt at soldering but that
didn't work. It looks like the strap is riveted at both ends. Anyone ever
repair one of these?
Thanks,
John '51 1/2 Ton
Minnesota
Tim Lloyd wrote:
> I've had a similar problem, but it involved the gas gauge pegging at full
> and staying there while the thruck was running. Turned out that the metal
> strap running between the float potentiometer and the top of the sending
> unit had corroded away right where it attached to the float pot. So my
> suggestion would be to take out your sender unit and have a look at it
> before diving into the rat's nest of wiring.
>
> Tim Lloyd, omaha@tmbg.org
> 1954 Chevy 3100
> "When I grow up...I want to work my way up to middle management... I
> want to be underappreciated... I want to have a brown nose... Yes, boss,
> anything for a raise, boss..." -some ad
> "...failure to terraform Mars constitutes failure to live up to our human
> nature and a betrayal of our responsibility as members of the community of
> life itself." -Robert Zubrin
>
> On Wed, 12 May 1999, Paul W. Franchina wrote:
>
> > Boris had his first jaunt yesterday evening after months of downtime for
> > refurbishment. We didn't go far but the results of my efforts were very
> > rewarding. The steering is smooth and effortless by comparison to the day
> > he came home. The brakes are going to do their appointed job with force to
> > spare. One thing I did notice however was the gas gauge going nuts. When I
> > turned the ignition on the needle immediately jumped to near half tank
> > reading. Withiin a few seconds it started jumping to full scale then
> > falling back to the initial reading with a cycle period of a bit over a
> > second. It kept this routine up until I turned the ignition off. I haven't
> > looked at the wiring to the tank but the under dash area is such a rat's
> > nest I'm not sure I could ever figure things out. Has anyone experienced
> > these symptoms and what turned out to be the cause/cure?
> >
> >
> > Paul W. Franchina
> > pfoxtrot@gate.net
> > & Boris: 1958 Chevrolet Apache 3100 Stepside
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
>
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