Re: [Amc-list] Preseveration Not Restoration

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have seen many an old car that dropped the gas gauge at full.
As Tom said it oxidizes. 
A very easy fix is to fill the car every time or every other time you run it!
You want to keep the sweep up on that area. If your lucky it will wear through it and start working!

It worked in my American and since I have learned to store it with a full tank of gas to prevent condensation the problem has not reoccured.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----
From: "tom jennings" <tomj@xxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:57:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Preseveration Not Restoration

>
>
>  One issue that just popped up that drives me nuts is the gas gauge has
> stopped working since I bought the car. I was told by the previous owner
> before I bou
>  ght the car it worked. It appeared to work as the first place I went after
> picking up the car was to put some gas in it, now it doesn't.I guess I will
> have to do the usual check of the ground wire and gas gauge test.


Owner may not have been lying. The sender resistance card and wiper oxidize
slowly over time, it might simply be that. Everyone one of my current cars
('cept the 72) I've had to remove the sender, 600 grit the card and wiper
contact point. Then they work like new, no dead spots.
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