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It's likely a problem in the dash. I've known more then one to go bad. =
Let's see if I can describe it here...
Take out your instrument cluster and look at the back side of it. There =
will be an small black electronic thingy near the top of the green =
printed circuit stuff that has 3 prongs on one side and a small phillips =
screw holding down the opposite side. That is what you need to replace. =
Head out to your local junk yard and find one. Replace it and your gas =
gauge should be working again.
HTH -- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car) 15.114 =
@ 91 MPH
2001 Passat Wagon, 1.8t (For the Wife and Son)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For Sale)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)15.047 @ 94 MPH
Northern California, USA
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Chuck Miller=20
To: scirocco list=20
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:26 AM
Subject: gas needle gone impotent
After driving merely 70 miles or so, and almost home I noticed my gas =
needle at 1/4 tank. Alarmed at first, it then started to rise again, =
for what would be it's last hoorah. When I got home it was hoovering at =
1/2 tank, so I made nothing more than a mental note.
=20
The next morning after only 2 miles of a 40 mile commute, that sucker =
was plumb red. Worried I pulled into the first available gas station =
and much to my delight only put in 2.6 gallons of fuel.=20
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Is this a simple fix? I'm assuming this is the bobber thing, but don't =
know jack squat about these matters.
Chuck,
81S - ABA 2.0 coversion... nice!
99B5 1.8T, chipped??
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's likely a problem in the dash. I've =
known more=20
then one to go bad. Let's see if I can describe it here...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Take out your instrument cluster and =
look at the=20
back side of it. There will be an small black electronic thingy near the =
top of=20
the green printed circuit stuff that has 3 prongs on one side and a =
small=20
phillips screw holding down the opposite side. That is what you need to =
replace.=20
Head out to your local junk yard and find one. Replace it and your gas =
gauge=20
should be working again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>HTH -- Craig Williams<BR>1981 Scirocco =
S 2008cc 16V=20
(As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car) 15.114 @ 91 MPH<BR>2001 Passat =
Wagon,=20
1.8t (For the Wife and Son)<BR>1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For =
Sale)<BR>2000 Saab=20
Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)15.047 @ 94 MPH<BR>Northern =
California,=20
USA<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:catmill4@osdsun1.nrl.navy.mil"=20
title=3Dcatmill4@osdsun1.nrl.navy.mil>Chuck Miller</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 01, 2002 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> gas needle gone =
impotent</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After driving merely 70 miles or =
so, and=20
almost home I noticed my gas needle at 1/4 tank. Alarmed at =
first, it=20
then started to rise again, for what would be it's last hoorah. =
When I=20
got home it was hoovering at 1/2 tank, so I made nothing more than a =
mental=20
note.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The next morning after only 2 miles =
of a 40 mile=20
commute, that sucker was plumb red. Worried I pulled into the =
first=20
available gas station and much to my delight only put in 2.6 gallons =
of=20
fuel. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is this a simple fix? I'm =
assuming this is=20
the bobber thing, but don't know jack squat about these=20
matters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chuck,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>81S - ABA 2.0 coversion... =20
nice!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>99B5</FONT> <FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>1.8T,=20
chipped??</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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