Fuel guage returns to life

[StevedTR4A]

Hi all

Just a point of interest.

Having picked up my 3A after its 3 year lay up I noticed very intermitent fuel gauge function.This continued over the last 2 years and it eventually died completely. I have checked the gauge itself and the wiring and all was OK. I presumed the sender was faulty.

During the cars lay up it had very little fuel in the tank and since then I have only kept the tank one third full. However, recently I have moved to keeping the tank at least 3/4 full and by coincidence the fuel guage is working again.

I am presuming that the sender float arm may have got stuck at one end of its arc of movement over a 5 year period and now that the fuel level is higher the arm has been freed up.

Also, since the tank has more fuel and I have installed neoprene tipped float valves there is hardly any fuel smell in the garage.

Steve

[TR3BGeorge]

Steve, on this side of the pond, we are taught to keep our fuel tanks as full as possible, particularly over long periods of non-use. Humidity and condensation are huge curses over here, so we keep our tanks pretty full during usage periods, and full (with a can of Sta-bil) when in storage.

 

Thanks for the info on the sender. It may keep someone from replacing a sender that did not need replacing.