Date:    Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:59:41 -0400
From:    Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: No gas? No gauge.

So, I went out to the GoldBrick (86 Syncro) to go to work. The gas
gauge was reading empty. But it has a full tank. Most annoying.
Especially in light of the fact that the sender unit was replaced 4
years ago...

I checked and no the wires were still attached.

So how likely is it that the gauge is the issue rather than the sender
unit? And does anybody know the range of resistance on the sender unit?

Kim,

I am yet to have the fuel gauge in my T3 give trouble however FWIW, in
all
previous cases where I have had problems with VDO VW fuel gauges, it has

been the sender...or associated problems such as the grounding as
already
suggested by Dave. Only once in about 10 such instances was the gauge
itself
the culprit...in a 68 Beetle.
Exhaust all possibilities at the sender end before looking to the gauge
IMO...

Cheers,
Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top ute (ex Aust Army)...with a short broom
handle
    for a fuel gauge ;-)