[V8Vairs] FUEL GAUGE

[Bryan Blackwell]

Only 3 gallons of fuel - most stock gauges still read empty.  You can do a little judicious bending to make it not have as much 'reserve'.  Then I'd try a half tank and see what you get.

--Bryan

On Sep 7, 2010, at 9:39 PM, Dennis Burrows wrote:

> I HAVE A 65 CORSA WITH A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. I AM JUST ABOUT DONE WITH THE CAR, COME TO FIND MY FUEL GAUGE IS INOP. I PULLED THE TANK UNIT , HOOKED IT UP , AND DIDN;T WORK. I GOT A NEW ONE FROM AUTO ZONE, PLUGGED IT IN , GROUNDED THE UNIT AND IT WORKED JUST AS IT SHOULD. MOVING THE ARM I COULD MOVE THE NEEDLEAS I WANTED. PUT THE NEW O RING IN SLID THE UNIT IN BEING CARFULL TO NOT HAVE THE ARM RESTRICTED. LAT PUT THE LOCK RING ON, PUT 3 GALLONS OF GASIN , THE GAUGE READS EMPTY. NOW OUT IF THE TANK IT ALL WORKS, BUT IN THE TANK NOTHING. I PULLED THE DASH AND RUN JUMPERS STILL NOTHING. WHEN I TOOK IT OUT OF THE TANK AND MOVED THE ARM THE DAME WORKS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. ANT HELP. ALSO IS THERE A WAY TO CONVERT THE TACH TO A V8 ?