Funny, this was exactly the case with mine, too.  I guess that rear wheel wells
are not a great location for electrical connectors.  Mine just has a little
stub left on the sender -- I had to really work to get this apart, and broke
both the plug and socket.  At least the rear wheel well is easy to get to.

malcolm

> > I have an 86 Syncro GL with a problem with the fuel guage, which my mechanic
> > says is a bad sender.  Has anyone had experience replacing the fuel guage sender
> > in a syncro Vanagon?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Charles
> > 
>      NO but I was able to repair mine. The electrical connector was
>      very coroded and making no connection. I simply cleaned it 
>      well enough to solder new wires to what was left.
> 
> 
>                                   Eric Zeno
> 
>