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On 14 May 2002, at 14:39, Hanson,Todd wrote: > My gas gauge needle jumps around whenever the fuel in the tank gets down to > halfway or so. I tried pulling the wire from the sender and turning the key to > the on position. The gauge needle stays buried at "E" so I assume my wiring is > fine. My guess is that the sender float contacts and/or wires have some "dead" > spots due to some form of corrosion. If I open up the sender I am sure to break > those delicate little wires. I have successfully cleaned these off just by drawing the wire carefully between a finger and a fingernail. Just be careful to pull straight along the wire and don't pull too hard, it's actually possible to stretch the wire by pulling too hard. I think the 6V and 12V senders are alike, as long as it's for a type 3. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe