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| posted on July 22nd, 2009 at 05:34 PM |
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Fuel gauge
I have a 72 super beetle. The fuel gauge that is in my speedo does not work. Finding it hard to find another so i was thinking of an aftermarket one.
My question is can i use the original sender in the tank? Has anyone else changed there fuel gauge. Any help welcome.
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| posted on July 22nd, 2009 at 05:46 PM |
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its usually the volt stabiliser that dies in them. you can get them rebuilt at any vdo instrument repairer. there are a couple out there. ive had two
done so far in two different cars.
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| posted on July 22nd, 2009 at 05:51 PM |
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When i took the fuel guage out is saw the workings. It looks like an old kettle or toaster as in ther is a small wire coiled around and making contact
with both sides. My fuel gauge looks like a burnt out bulb, the filament is not conected.
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| posted on July 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 AM |
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where are you located... able to help if ur in melb.
see.... air and water do mix 
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| posted on July 24th, 2009 at 05:35 AM |
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Rommel is a Canberra car.
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| posted on July 24th, 2009 at 06:57 AM |
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ok.... you'll need to check it with a multimeter and measure the resistance of the sender.
if there is an open circuit - which is what you are describing by it being like a burnt out bulb - then the sender will not work.
depending upon where the wire has broken ie snapped in the middle or broken at a solder point will determine if you can fix it easily.
a vdo gauge shop will be able to rewire it if broken in the middle.
see.... air and water do mix
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