<VV> Gas Gauge

[Jim Houston]

Just an info note on fuel senders -- my '65 Monza gauge was not working 
when I got the car.  I ran the wire test and determined it was the 
sender.  I bought a new sender, and when I removed the old one, I found 
the wire on the sender itself was frayed and grounded to the sender (I 
noticed the new sender had a flat piece of metal instead of a wire).  I 
"shaped" the wire so it wasn't touching anything and applied some solder 
to stiffen it up.  Sender now works fine.  Upside is that I have a spare 
sender. (I installed the new one -- "just in case")...  ;-)

Jim Houston
Brandon, FL

Padgett wrote:

>
>> Does anybody have a used gas gauge that they know works for a 1966 
>> monza? I
>> need one because I am tired of running out of gas.
>
>
> Are you sure its the gauge (well if there is a hole where it is 
> supposed to be then probably) ? The sender is a more common failure 
> point - just redid mine.
>
> If it is reading E alla time try unplugging the wire on the tank 
> (behind the front right wheel). If it goes to F when you turn the key 
> one, the float isn't.
>
> Padgett.
>
>
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