[DeTomaso] Gas gauge post new fuel sender

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Bill,

That depends on why the gauge reads wrong, doesn't it? If it's due to the float arm being bent it'll work OK but if it's due to resistance mismatch then the light will now probably not come on at all.

Clay, did the light come on just before the gauge read empty or not?

Tomas
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: SOBill at aol.com 
  To: guson at home.se ; detomaso at realbig.com 
  Cc: claywillmott at hotmail.com 
  Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 8:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Gas gauge post new fuel sender


  Tomas,

  I don't think so.

  The warning light is a small switch near the end of the downward travel of the float arm. The switch is an integral part of the sensor mechanism. Bending the float rod will not affect the sensor or the switch.

  Bending the float arm down only changes the position of the float relative to the sensor. The problem now is that when the float is floating in 1/4 tank of fuel, the float is too low relative to the sensor and the sensor indicates Empty. Bending the float rod so the float moves down will cause the sensor to indicate a greater tank contents when the float rises to sit on top the fuel.

  If you know you have 1/4 tank of full, bend the float rod down (in this case) until the gauge reads 1/4 tank. The low fuel warning light will work normally. You must hold the float rod in both hands and bend it between you hands. The sensor/switch mechanism is quite delicate (flimsy?) not to mention expensive. 

  SOBill Taylor
  sobill at aol.com 

  In a message dated 11/30/2008 11:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, guson at home.se writes:
    Won't this make the warning light useless?

    Tomas
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: <SOBill at aol.com>
    To: <claywillmott at hotmail.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
    Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:53 PM
    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Gas gauge post new fuel sender


    > Clay,
    > 
    > Since the gauge reads low for all conditions, you need to bend the  float arm 
    > so as to lower the float. Lowering the float static position will now  cause 
    > the float to rise. You need to lower the float the equivalent of 1/4 tank  of 
    > gas. Then the current Empty reading should be transformed to read 1/4 tank  
    > and the current 3/4 tank reading should be transformed to read  Full.
    > 
    > Have fun,
    > 
    > SOBill  Taylor
    > sobill at aol.com  
    > 
    > 
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