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 spearsy
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 04:02 PM |
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Fuel Gauge Problem
I replaced my fuel sender on my 75 L bug with a brand new Mexican one as my fuel gauge was only reading half full when full. I tested the unit with
the sender out of tank and got movement from empty to full. I then put it in tank which when refilled has about 1/2 a tank. The needle only moves
slightly into view.
Any ideas?
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HappyDaze
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 04:26 PM |
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Bad earth? Try running an earth wire from the sender the body.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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Lateral
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 04:49 PM |
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I had a problem with the fuel gauge on my 67 beetle not working correctly and it ended up being a bad earth connection. The earth cable end was a
large round crimped connector that was connected by one of the screws used to attach the sender to the tank. Problem was, the inner diameter of the
round connector was too big compared to the diameter of the screw. This meant that you could screw the connector down using the screw but it would not
actually touch any metal for a good earth....once I figured out what the issue was I changed to a smaller connector and problem solved....
Regards
Greg
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spearsy
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| posted on December 20th, 2013 at 05:28 PM |
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Problem solved. Pulled tank out for the third time. Tested everything which was fine and put it back in and all good. Thanks for the input. cheers
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