Does This Count As a Repair?

supplyguy · Post by **supplyguy** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:18 pm

Sunday morning drive and my gas gauge mysteriously started to work. Can I count this as a repair and retire to the recliner for the rest of the day watching football, to celebrate my accomplishment? Wife thinks not but I am a bit exhausted by it all. Not sure I can mow the lawn safely in this state.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:39 pm

Did you tap it with your finger? If so, it was a repair. If not, then it was simply luck.

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:19 pm

nope, when the level reaches the point that the potentiometer has no wires left, it will quit working again

spiderrey · Post by **spiderrey** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:04 pm

Isnt it a matter of simply pulling the old unit out the top of the tank and replacing it. One of the easier fixes on the car.

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:23 pm

Don't Smoke, and Disconnect the Battery! This may sound obvious, but man things can easily go wrong sometimes.

beater · Post by **beater** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:14 pm

I hear you on the don't smoke but i just changed mine and never thought about the battery. Guess I got lucky this time

Ran her through a couple of tanks now and it is so cool to watch the gauge actually work. Small things amuse small minds I guess but I just get real satisfaction out of everything I fix on the spider!

supplyguy · Post by **supplyguy** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:17 pm

New tank and sender. On the rare occasions the gauge works, it lasts until I fill up again - then stuck on full.

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