Gary,
I believe your readings are pretty common.
As for fill up I do so when the engine sputters and quits!
Keith Pennell
> I just received a replacement sending unit & installed it in a new fuel tank
> to test the gage/sending unit combination. With an empty tank, the gage reads
> 1/4 full. I tested my original sending unit in the same tank & it also reads
> 1/4 full, in an empty tank.
>
> FYI, the reason I am replacing the OE sending unit is because the ohm reading
> is very erratic as the float is moved. I tried to repair it, unsuccessfully.
>
> The depth from the mounting flange on the new tank to the bottom is the same
> as my old tank. The old sending unit reads about 16 ohms empty & the new one
> reads 22. Both sending units read about 2 ohms when the arm is moved to its
> "Lowest" position & the gage reads empty, but the bottom of the tank prevents
>the
> arms from going to their lowest position. If I bent the arm such that the
> reading is 2 Ohms when the tank is empty it will not read full when it is
>full. I
> guess this might be preferable to an empty tank that reads 1/4 full. Is this
> a common problem or am I just lucky? What would you suggest?
> Thanks,
> Gary Hodson
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