gas gauge 1/4 only
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gas gauge 1/4 only
I noticed my gas gauge is stuck on1/4 a tank even when it's full. When I go lower than a forth of a tank it goes down. I saw a post with how to check the gauge with a ohms tester. Is there a way to check without the ohms tester. Is there any way to salvage the gauge or do I have to buy a new one?
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Mine would show 3/8 when full. It turned out to be the ceramic resistor on the back of the gauge. Resistor was ok but the soldered connection on the back of the resistor that makes contact with the threaded nut had a small gap in it. I installed a larger washer to span the gap. Willcox has a good help page to track this problem down. mike...
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...nual_ver_4.pdf
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...nual_ver_4.pdf
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2012
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Mine would show 3/8 when full. It turned out to be the ceramic resistor on the back of the gauge. Resistor was ok but the soldered connection on the back of the resistor that makes contact with the threaded nut had a small gap in it. I installed a larger washer to span the gap. Willcox has a good help page to track this problem down. mike...
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...nual_ver_4.pdf
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...nual_ver_4.pdf
Thank you for the info. I will try that tonight. I hope it is the ground. Maybe I will get lucky! I will send a post to let you know what I find. 
