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Intermittent Fuel Guage 200 1990

posted by  EdM. on  Fri Oct 7 06:21 CST 2005
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My fuel guage dies when the car warms up. It works when the car is cold, but after somewhere between 10 and 40 miles of driving, it drops completely. I would love to avoid tearing out the rear floor of my wagon (especially given the weight of its third seat), so I was wondering if there were any easier way to diagnose it. I have no fear of removing the instrument pod.

If it makes a difference, I noticed once recently that my temp guage wasn't reading right (not concurrent with the fuel guage problem), wither, and I am getting an intermittent bulb failure warning when I use the brakes.

Do these guages work like the old ones, with a bimetallic strip wrapped in wire, so that it deflects as the circuit heats up and moves the needle? Knowing is half the battle, right?

-EdM.
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'90 240DL Wagon 'Lola' -- '72 1800ES 'Galadriel'






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