Gas Gauge Woes

Jim K · Post by **Jim K** » Sat Sep 29, 2001 8:42 pm

Please advise: The subject is a '74 Westy. When full, the gas gauge registers correctly, but soon afterwards it falls to empty even when one-half to three-quarters full. My instinct is that it isn't the gauge itself but the sending unit. Anybody know how these gizmos work? How would you approach the problem? Many thanks.

vwnate1 · Post by **vwnate1** » Thu Oct 04, 2001 12:53 am

Jim the news is bad - it's almost certainly the sender going bad and you need to remove the engine to acess it . I've seen many (too many!) typ II's where they rolled up the carpet and used a hole saw to open an acess hole , it's a nasty way to go but doable . thatnk god no one did this to my '68 #211 .

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