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Subject:Re: [Syncro] Fuel gauge sender problems
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Sat, 20 Nov 2004 18:07:12 -0500

Dave,
   This has happend to me several times.  Fill the tank to the
rim, and this should correct itself. It is obviously stuck, and filling
the tank, lifts the float off of what it is stuck on.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004, David Marshall wrote:

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> My TriStar Syncro is always reading full, when I unplug the electrical
> connector from the sender on the side of the tank the gauge goes down.  So I
> assume this is one of two things.  The float is stuck to the top of the tank
> or the sender is now faulty.  Any suggestions on what I should do next?  How
> much of a job is it to re and re a fuel gauge sender on the Syncro?  Any
> gotchas with this job?
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> David Marshall
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