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Posted by David Sherman on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 18:37:51 :
In Reply to: Re: gas gauge not working posted by Alan on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 17:32:12 :
As I said, that seems to be a recurring problem. My '65 D200 came with two fuel senders in the tool box in the back. The one in the tank didn't work either. All they needed was a solid ground from the float arm to the bracket. A lot of guys have wasted a lot of time chasing this problem. The trouble is that a new one, or even an old one that you took out, futzed with for a while, and put back in, often works at first.
Steve Fowler sent me this picture of his version of the fix. I've used flexible stranded insulated wire rather than copper braid, but either will work fine. Make sure it's flexible and coil some of it around a nail or pencil a few times so it will have plenty of flex in it. The wire must be flexible so it won't interfere with the float moving and it won't break from repeated movement. It needn't be any particular gage, since very little current goes through it, but you don't want it so small that it's too fragile. Something in the #18-#22 range is about right. The more strands the better.
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