[Spits] Gas guage

[Doug Braun]

I'm assuming he has a Spitfire, where the sender is in
the side of the tank. If the tank is too full, several
gallons of gasoline would go gushing into your trunk
if you removed it.

Doug

--- Jim Muller <jimmuller at rcn.com> wrote:

> Grant Buss wrote:
> > I have a slight problem with my gas gauge. It
> reads a 1/4 tank off.
> 
> Doug Braun replied:
> 
> > Either way, you have to remove the old sender, so
> > start driving around until the tank is mostly
> empty...
> 
> Doug, I don't quite follow this logic.  Unless a
> tank is completely 
> void of all gas *and all gas fumes* an empty tank is
> as dangerous as 
> one with fuel in it.  The sender goes into the top
> so it can be 
> removed without draining the tank regardless of how
> much gas the tank 
> contains.