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Re: Fuel Sending Unit
Posted by David Prantl (more from David Prantl) on Sat, 22 Jun 2002 17:35:46
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>  Also, what's the perceived wisdom as to how full the tank  should be when 
>replacing the sending unit. My inclination  says pretty full to lessen the 
>fumes.

Mine would be the opposite.  Nearly empty to minimize fuel spillage.  You'll 
release pretty much the same amount of fumes from a near-full tank as from a 
near-empty one.

FWIW, I wouldn't mess with it if the only problem is not reading higher than 
3/4.  It's not an accurate/linear instrument anyway, and as long as the 
low-fuel warning light comes on consistently, with roughly the same amount 
of fuel remaining every time, I'd leave it alone.  Another thing to do is to 
reset the trip meter at every fill up, and keep an eye on the miles driven 
before the warning light comes on.  If you drive in the same environment 
most of the time, this distance won't change very much.

David Prantl
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