Date:         Tue, 4 May 2010 13:16:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Level Sender: Get Stuck? Knock it Loose?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
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Did you go back and look for the tumbleweed?  I would like to try
running over it and see if it fixes mine.

:)

mike

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 1:11 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> ~ 2 years ago, I installed a new tank, sender, seals etc. Pretty sure
> gauge was hinky before parts installed, but for sure, after install,
> it read 1/2 - 2/3 when tank full.
>
> On my last trip, I ran over a tumble weed. (judgement call) This
> caused a minor "thump" on the underside. Now my fuel gauge
> consistently reads properly.
>
> Can a sender get stuck, then UNstuck with a thump like that? Nothing
> else changed that I know of.
>
> Originally, I assumed I had installed the sender in the wrong
> position. Curious because if one has similar symptoms/situation to
> mine, maybe judicious raps on tank with mallet/wood block could knock
> sender loose.  (?)
>
> Pretty sure wiring was NOT jostled into proper operation by tumbleweed
> thump, but can't say for sure.
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
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>