Sounds like the sender to me.  Gas gauges themselves rarely go bad in
my experience.
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
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On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:18 AM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
> �So, if the gas gauge needle is hanging straight down (I mean STRAIGHT
> down), is that typically the sender or the gauge that has broken? �When I
> resealed all my tank fittings with new grommets, the sender did not appear
> damaged and worked but historically, it's only shown a half tank at best
> even after filling up at the pump.
>
> TJ
> 87 Wolfie GL Auto