gas needle gone impotent

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

> Chuck Miller wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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??




That voltage Reg thingie Craig mentions is prob the fix. Before you pull
it out, (and I'm pretty sure it's what's at fault) check the voltage
with the car running, across the battery terminals- just to be sure.
GEtting at least 12.5v?