Date:         Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:10:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fuel gauge error, any fix?
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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Mark Drillock posted conversion factor for the VW tool 1301, something like divide by 2 and add 10 to get ohms. In any case, good ref. for ohms vs. VW1301 tool and trouble shooting gauges can be found here

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/tech/vw/bentley.vw1301.testing.htm

alistair


On 2012-06-19, at 9:39 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> My gauge never goes up to the full mark.  Now I'm replacing the tank and
> have the sender out, and sure enough, when the fuel sender arm is up to the
> top the needle is about 1/8th inch shy of full.   Bentley does not have ohm
> readings for the sender, does anyone have a new one lying around they could
> test for me?
> 
> 
> 
> Or, should I just replace my 27 year old sender as a preventive measure?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Stuart
> 
> '85 Westy