'69 Beetle Gas Gauge

monstergirl wrote:
>
> My gauge 'went dead' this weekend (ie, it's registering that I have
> no gas, but I do), I'm assuming the float or whatever isn't working.
> Friend of mine showed me where the part fits in to my gas tank, and
> said it's a simple matter of unscrewing the old and putting in the
> new.
>
> Is that accurate? And can anyone give me an estimate on how much
this
> part runs (am I looking at $20 or $200 here?)
>
> Thanks!
> peace
> monstergirl
>
If your sending unit at the tank is bad it is a 25.00 to 30.00 part.
I would check the wire from the sending unit to the fuel gauge on
the speedo to make sure that you have good contact at both ends
before I changed the unit in the tank. If the unit in the tank is
bad it is an easy fix. Good luck, David

Mike wrote:
>
> Hiya Monstergirl,
>
> If you should have to replace the sending unit it's a snap and
pretty
> cheap also. A new sending unit for your car will cost about $18 to
> $20 US. This will be a VDO unit complete with new seal if you buy
> the right one.
> Replacement is as simple as taking the old one out and putting the
> new one in. Literally a five minute job.
> However, there are two things you should be aware of.......... you
> really need to crank down on those screws holding the sending unit
> to the tank. Y'see the cap of the sending unit needs to contact the
> tank to complete the ground. A new seal will be thick and won't
> easily let that cap contact the tank. So twist those screws!
> The other detail is this, you may not need to do any of this stuff.
> Pull the lead to the sending unit you have installed right now.
> Ground it out on the body while you are looking at the gauge. The
> needle should snap to position. If it doesn't, you may have
> problems with your lead or the gas gauge itself.
>
> Mike
>
> 1970 AS Bug
>
>
$17 at Kustom One, follow Bookwus' directions. By the way, Mike
thanks for the flasher it works great, but I am afraid at some point
I am going to have to rewire my car. Maybe this summer. Too many
splices and the right turn signal still has a short. A money order
will be in the mail very soon. Hopefully by Wed. I have been working
and haven't been able to get the money order.
-Anthony