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Strange Goings On with the Fuel Gauge

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posted by  Mike242GT on  Tue Jun 14 09:28 CST 2005
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I'm guessing that this is an issue with the sending unit in the tank. There is a little rheostat-like component and a wiper which attaches to the arm that holds the float. These rheostats can get "dead spots" in them. The gauge in my '90 244 reads fine until I get down to 1/2 tank or so, then it doesn't register at all until I get down below 1/4 tank, then it functions intermittently after that. This car sat for about a year with a tank of Shell gasoline in it; this after Shell had some issues with damaged fuel sending units in cars in this area due to some bad gasoline. Maybe your newly acquired car was subjected to the same stuff?
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Mike W., 3 240s, a 740T and a 940T, Largo, FL






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