[NoVa-Corvairs] Gas Gauge issues

[Charles Nelson]

With likely resistance unit rust up would I be looking at getting a sender sent from Clarks  or the ranch? Any Other  items I should have on hand before the meeting?

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> On Jan 8, 2015, at 5:48 PM, corvairduval--- via Novacc-list <novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes, it seems the dash gauge and wiring are working fine and the problem is
> in the tank. 
> 
> Drain the fuel as best you can and drop the tank. Open her up and take a
> look.
> 
> I do not have a used FC sending unit to even look at. Being it reads
> halfway, the resistance unit is probably rusted up.
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> Original email:
> -----------------
> From: Charles Nelson nelsondentalpractice at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 17:35:22 -0500
> To: corvairduval at cox.net, novacc-list at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Next meeting
> 
> 
> When The car is off the gauge reads full. When I turn on the ignition it
> reads 1/2 full. Unplugging the connection it goes to full. Using the ground
> wire suggestion it goes to empty.  I was unable to shake the car enough to
> get a good sloshing of gas in the tank because the car is on jacks. Does
> this information help with diagnosing what I should have on hand?
> Thanks
> Trey
> 
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>>> On Jan 7, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Frank DuVal via Novacc-list
>> <novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Unplug the connection on the tank. I think it will be a brown or tan wire
> with a rubber boot over the connection.
>> 
>> Does the gauge still read half full, or does it go to full or empty?
>> 
>> Connect the terminal on the end of the brown wire to ground with another
> wire. Does the gauge now read opposite of the above test (terminal
> connected to nothing)?
>> 
>> Measure the resistance of the tank unit by attaching one lead of the
> ohmmeter to the terminal (stud) and the other lead to ground on the car.
> Read the resistance. Shake the car and see if the resistance changes with
> the fuel sloshing. If no change, the tank is empty or the sender is bad.
>> 
>> Frank DuVal
>> 
>>> On 1/7/2015 7:57 PM, Charles Nelson via Novacc-list wrote:
>>> I would like to work on my '62 gas guage. It gives an improper reading.
> When it is off, it reads full. When on it reads half full.  With that in
> mind I would like some suggestions as to what to have on hand to help fix
> it so that I can get it before the meeting.  Any suggestions would be
> welcome.
>>> Thanks 
>>> Trey Nelson
>>> 
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