I think I have a couple of good gauges if anyone needs one.

Jim

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> Mine worked consistently, but was consistently 1/4 tank low, and way below
> the red when empty.  Check the nuts on the foil by removing and cleaning
> them and the foil, and also clean the contacts on the foil to the wiring
> harness.  A pencil or pen eraser works well for this, don't be too
> aggressive. Also check the voltage stabilizer to make sure you have 10v or
> so off of one of the pins:
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=voltage+stabilizer&x=0&y=0
> If this fails to fix it, here is the fix (since you have a new sender):
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=fuel+gauge&x=0&y=0
>
> It's nice to know how much gas you have!  Once on a trip I forgot to note
> the trip mile counter before starting a long stretch and when I did I had
> to
> go back 30 miles to a gas station.  Put 15.1 gallons in a 15.6 gallon tank
> and wasted 3 1/2 gallons of gas.  I bought the gauge when I got home.
>
> Stuart
> '85 Westy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> TJ Hemrick
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:28 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: MY GAS GAUGE IS WORKING!
>
> OK, not really... Well, sort of, but not correctly.  For years now, it's
> been just pointing straight down. A few months ago, I bought a new sending
> unit, went through the trouble of lowering (thankfully, I didn't drop the
> tank all the way) and connecting it but no change so it must be the gauge)
> when the other day, I put in yet another full tank of gas and the gauge
> moved!  Only to halfway.  It's moved a few times more since then but
> usually
> never higher than the top of the red zone even with a full tank. I have to
> switch clusters and as you may have saw in an earlier post, since I'll be
> lubing the speedo cable, I'll get two birds with one stone, as it may be.
> I've been cursed with some things Vanagon (starters from HELL) but this is
> a
> first time issue for me so I can't really complain even if I did run out of
> gas a few times.
>
> Yet another item to grab from a vendor.  Can't really get too upset.  It
> worked for about 25 years or so...
>
> TJ
> 87 Wolfsburg
>