The float probably has a small hole in it so it's
starting to fill with fuel causing it to bob up
and down.  Replace the float/sender unit.

--- Ray Hill <micholetti@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:

> My daughter has reported that the fuel gauge on her
> '86 Vanagon (AKA the
> "Mystery Machine") is pulsing (slowly bouncing)
> between "E" and about half
> full.  Any one care to comment on a possible cause.
> Is there a voltage
> stabilizer, or perhaps a ground issue here that may
> be a cause?  If so,
> where is the stabilizer located, and where is the
> associated ground wires?
>
> Thanks,
> Ray in Alabama
>

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