I have a fuel gauge sender I cleaned that didn't seem to work (gauge remained on 'E') that I thought the composite float had been saturated by the purple de greaser I used to clean it causing it to sink .
Late last night in a deserted filling station I decided to test it and take it apart to see what's what before I tossed it out, glad I did because it turns out that I'd inadvertently moved the delicate, hair thin sensing wires off the contacts in the float ~ to ensure proper reading the float has four contacts, two on each side 180 degrees apart and I'd put the wire out side of the contact path, it was easy enough to center the float in it's glide path and ever so gently lift the wire and re position it properly so each contact blade touches the wire 180 degrees opposite .
I decided I might as well install it having a nearly empty tank (455 miles, low fuel lamp on for 32 miles) and did so, it's in and now reads full, I hope the low fuel lamp contacts are O.K., they rarely give any trouble .
As long as I had diesel fuel soaked hands I might as well take the removed sender apart, I was surprised to see it has more dead fungus debris inside it, I cleaned it up a fair good bit but didn't have any brushes to clean in the hard to reach crevices so I re assembled it and will get to that later .
It was cool at 50 degrees F and dropped to 45 before sunup, rain is predicted for Wednesday and Thanksgiving .
-Nate
LIVE in the world as it is, WORK to make the world as it should be
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Posted by: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
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