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Subject:Re: Fuel gauge error, any fix?
From:Mike S
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:28:47 -0400
On 6/19/2012 12:39 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> Bentley does not have ohm readings for the sender, does anyone have a
> new one lying around they could test for me?

37.5 Ohms full, 290 Ohms empty.

For checking the fuel gauge, Bentley says set the special VW1301 tool to
55 for full, 560 for empty.

The VW1301 tester is a 10 ohm resistor, in line with a 500 ohm rheostat,
graduated 0-1000. So, ohms = 10 + 1/2 the setting. 55 -> 10 + (55/2)=
37.5, 560 -> 10 + (560/2) = 290.