[DeTomaso] Fuel Gauge quit working

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/09 5:01:43 AM, claywillmott at hotmail.com writes:

> My gauge on start up sometimes is stuck on empty despite a full tank.  
> When I gently tap the gauge with my finger it then goes to appropriate mark 
> on gauge.
> 
Sounds like you've managed to accumulate enough condensation inside the 
gauge to maybe cause meter-movement stickiness,or the needle is somehow bent 
out of plane. If all the wires on the gauge are clean 'n tight, the chrome 
bezel can be pried off, the works removed, cleaned and a tiny bit of instrument 
oil added. Basically, it involves patient work with a small straight-blade 
screwdriver to lift the backside crimp a bit at a time until about 2/3 of 
the periphery is lifted up. The case and bezel will then separate. More 
careful work will push the lifted-up crimp back down. But this can only be done 
once or if you're lucky- twice before the sheet-brass bezel will crack where 
its bent. Then you get to send the assembly into a shop for repair since 
bezels alone are not readily available (that I ever found) for do-it-yerselfers. 
So if you ever considered white-face gauges, now might be the time to get 
them.... Good luck, Clay- J Deryke


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