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Subject: [T3] Sneaky Gas Gage > Hi All > Had a nice hike after lunch > The gas gage on the '72 Vagrant Variant has been sticking at various > indications(only when I'm using fuel), the needle doesn't seem to be bound > up or catching on anything(it wiggles with the vibrations of the car). It > doesn't seem to involve the sending unit either, the gage will drop to the > proper reading when I tap on the face of the gage. Is there something I can > do to fix this or do I have to send the gage into a repair facility? > Tom > '72 Vagrant Variant (that NOW has a full tank of fuel) My '71 gas gage is flacky too, but I have learned to live with it. My odometer doesn't work, but I know it is almost extactly 40 miles round trip to work. After filling the tank, I can drive for 4 days before the gage starts to drop off of full. After that, it drops to 1/2 pretty fast, and then I fill up. It will take about 6.5 gallons. If I let it get down to 1/4, it will take about 8.5 gallons, SO, it is easier to keep the top half full, than to walk after the bottom half. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/