[T2] Fuel Gauge Reliability

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my guage shows 1/2 at full and goes way beyond R going down, when the 
needle vanishes to the left there is still 3-4 gallons left. but it is not 
the sender, am on third sender and have checked the others and they read 
correct and 3 of em wrong exactly the same way?   has to be at the guage 
end but???
just keep an eye on ODO and have some idea from the guage anyway

Bob

On Wed, 6 Nov 2013, John Burneskis wrote:

> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 11:41:55 -0500
> From: John Burneskis <john.burneskis at gmail.com>
> To: type2 at type2.com
> Subject: [T2] Fuel Gauge Reliability
> 
>> Tony asks ---
>
>> BTW, is there a replacement speedometer for a type 2 with a trip odometer...
>> More to the point, was there an optional speedo with a trip odometer...?
>
>> Tony in NJ
>> W.A.S.T.E.
>
> Tony, I have used the MPH Vanagon speedometer (1980-1981) in two of my
> late bay(s).
>
> I have one right now in my '78/'73 bay.  It works great.  I tend to
> stop  for gas at 100 - 120 miles on the trip-meter, since my gas gauge
> drops to empty somewhere around 100 miles.  At least I am not shocked
> when I see the needle at EMPTY if  I see I have less than 120 miles
> recorded on the trip-meter.
>
> I replaced the speedometer glass face with a Plexiglas piece, so I
> could drill a hole for the reset "button" for the trip-meter.  Of
> course, you could drill a ole in the GLASS, which I did at first, but
> I tightened the instrument cluster too much and broke the glass, where
> the hole was drilled.
>
> Barry Burneskis
> Springfield VA
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