The sending units are also notorious for being badly grounded. It sometimes helps to run a dedicated ground wire from one of the sending unit screws to a good grounding point.
Sent from my iPad On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:16 AM, John Palumbo <[email protected]> wrote: > Also on a side note. If you have determined that the sending unit is bad. If the the car has been sitting for a while with old gas, I have heard that presently offered gas with ethanol tends to screw things up as far as the sending unit contacts in the tank. > > I heard that by adding Chevron brand fuel additive some how helps with these contacts, miraculously making the sending unit function again with somewhat better reliability. > > It maybe worth a try before spending 100 bucks for a new sending unit, if they even make them at all anymore. > > > > T-Mobile, America's First Nationwide 4G Network > Sent by Samsung Mobile > > John Palumbo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would suspect the fuel gauge sending unit. You can locate this in the trunk, under the floor mat through an access hole. >> >> With the ignition switch on, short-out the two leads off the sending unit by disconnecting the leads and touching them together. >> >> If the gauge in the dash is working, the fuel gauge needle should peg to 'F' full. If the needle does not move, check the circuit for continuity. Check for any blown fuse in the fuse box. >> >> Do all of this before suspecting the gauge itself. Also check, clean (with 400 grit sand paper) and crimp the leads where it connects to the gauge and sending unit. It doesn't take much oxidation on these leads to disrupt electricity flow and proper gauge function. Especially if the car has been sitting for a while. >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> T-Mobile, America's First Nationwide 4G Network >> Sent by Samsung Mobile >> >> [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Greetings from Las Vegas, >>> >>> >>> It's been years since my gas gauge worked properly in my 94 Spider. But >>> usually just a smack on the top of my dashboard made the needle creep up to >>> indicate the proper level in my tank. You know - a love tap. >>> >>> >>> But over the weekend, when I tried to get the gauge to work, it just flopped >>> around for a second and then completely dropped to the left, as if it has >>> finally quite working altogether. A few raps to the dashboard haven't helped >>> at all, it is finally dead. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone else had to repair a dead gas gauge? Where do I start? Is it a >>> difficult repair, or should I just learn to live with it, like I have with so >>> many other broken little things on my car - like the door locks, the seat >>> adjustment lever, the power windows, the power antenna ...... and more. :-0 >>> >>> >>> Jamie Y >>> -- >>> to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >>> or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] >> >> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of 88-spider-veloce-fuel-sending-unit-wiring-fuel-sender.jpeg] >> -- >> to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >> or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
