Ken Tharp wrote:
> When I fill the tank, it reads a little less than 1/2 full. It rapidly
> slides down to "E" from there - by the time I've driven 50 miles on my
> new tank of gasoline, it says it's empty.
Yup, it sounds like your float has sunk. It could be electrical, though.
There are some things you can check on your way to removing the float
mechanism. In particular, the electrical contacts on top of the float
mechanism might be filthy, or the ground wire might have fallen off.
Similar problems might exist at the guage end.
Don't know exactly how much disassembly you need to do on a Spitfire to
get to the top of petrol tank, but that's where you need to go. Check
those contacts before you remove the float from the tank.
Bill Kelly
'62 Herald
'68 TR250
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