22-07-2019, 04:56 PM
Thanks for the advice so far everyone. The car is still 6 volt positive earth. The sender is what was in the car when I bought it in 1991 and I guess must have been in since being in the USA given the wooden gauge in the back marked in US gallons. I know the car was taken there after the war by the American airman who bought it in 1943 whilst stationed over here.
If I short out the wire on top of the tank, the gauge goes to "full" immediately so I suspect the wiring, gauge etc are OK. I have taken the sender unit out in years gone by to see what was wrong. There is no fuel in the float and it seems to slide up and down the resistor wire OK when moved by hand.
Beyond that, I've not got much of a clue about this and I've lived with it all these years without issue. However, it would be nice to get it working properly if I can find a suitable unit to replace the current sender which I think is the faulty part.
Thanks again,
Best wishes,
Nick
If I short out the wire on top of the tank, the gauge goes to "full" immediately so I suspect the wiring, gauge etc are OK. I have taken the sender unit out in years gone by to see what was wrong. There is no fuel in the float and it seems to slide up and down the resistor wire OK when moved by hand.
Beyond that, I've not got much of a clue about this and I've lived with it all these years without issue. However, it would be nice to get it working properly if I can find a suitable unit to replace the current sender which I think is the faulty part.
Thanks again,
Best wishes,
Nick