Remarkably, the only electrical glitch I still have is an inoperative gas gauge. Everything else seems to work. Is there anything special about this gauge, a sending unit, etc. ?
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More than likely it's the sender unit. In any car that's used too little, rust forms in the gas tank and eats it from the inside out. You can short the leads and check for any needle movement or the glowing red warning light. If the sender is bad, you might also want to change the pickup tube before it becomes perforated. Look around for a used unit, since a new one is around $300!!!
I agree- the sender is likely. And to remove it requires some trickiness. Slip a taped up screwdriver under your drivers side rear quarter window frame. Amazing as it may seem, the windows are only held in by the friction of the rubber gaskets to the body. The whole frame ass'y will slip right out! Then remove the engine screen and the gas tank cover. The sender is held in with a series of machine screws. It has 3 wires attached: a ground, a sender power and a warning light power. Don't get them mixed up- make a drawing with wire comors. Don't depend on the factory wiring diagrams- they are sometimes ALMOST right....A thorough cleaning and inspection may show (or cure) whats wrong. If you are of an inquiring nature and the thing is dead, try a sender from a '71-73 Alfa Romeo Spyder. You'll need to transfer the resistence unit itself and other stuff from the Alfa unit to your OEM, and you'll lose the red warning light function in your dash, but it can be made functional (I'm told- haven't done this)
Rudy, I have a sender unit (older style w/o the pickup tube integrated) available for sale if you're interested. I'll bench test it again to make sure it's working if you're interested. If you opt for a new high torque starter, don't think the one you get from the local parts store will work, it was a $180 lesson for me,(not to mention the aggrevation of changing it twice). Bob R. Tipo874@aol.com
If the gauge is bad, there is a gauge for sale at http://geocities.com/provamo72/Parts4Sale1.html
Dave
Dave
Thanks Bob. How much for the sender unit? Also, did you put in another starter and which one?
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Originally posted by Bob R.:
Rudy, I have a sender unit (older style w/o the pickup tube integrated) available for sale if you're interested. I'll bench test it again to make sure it's working if you're interested. If you opt for a new high torque starter, don't think the one you get from the local parts store will work, it was a $180 lesson for me,(not to mention the aggrevation of changing it twice). Bob R. Tipo874@aol.com