When I got this car a year ago the fuel gauge didnt work.
After a couple weeks of ownership it started working I think because I
cleaned the ground connection in the trunk by the latch.
A few weeks ago it stopped working and would only come up to E.
I got a replacement sending unit from a mustang supplier $30.
I unplugged the sender wire from old and connected to new and checked
the gauge with the float in different positions worked perfectly.
I disconnected the fuel line at the sender and drained the tank then
unlocked the retaining ring with a hammer and short piece of wood
dowel to eliminate the chance of a spark. loosened unit
and drained more fuel from tank until dripping then jacked up car a
bit on driver side to stop dripping fuel.
Funny the sock strainer was missing from the pickup tube perhaps
in the past it got plugged and someone put compressed air down
the line and blew the sock off?
Pretty strait forward to replace the unit only trick is to use a bit of
grease to hold the O-ring in place on the tank while fishing the new
unit in place.
The lock-ring that came with the new unit was cheap looking so I used
the old one and put a new length of fuel line on and job done.
Took abt 2hrs overall and how nice is it to know how much fuel is in the car!
Hope this helps somebody down the road.
Regards
Paul
After a couple weeks of ownership it started working I think because I
cleaned the ground connection in the trunk by the latch.
A few weeks ago it stopped working and would only come up to E.
I got a replacement sending unit from a mustang supplier $30.
I unplugged the sender wire from old and connected to new and checked
the gauge with the float in different positions worked perfectly.
I disconnected the fuel line at the sender and drained the tank then
unlocked the retaining ring with a hammer and short piece of wood
dowel to eliminate the chance of a spark. loosened unit
and drained more fuel from tank until dripping then jacked up car a
bit on driver side to stop dripping fuel.
Funny the sock strainer was missing from the pickup tube perhaps
in the past it got plugged and someone put compressed air down
the line and blew the sock off?
Pretty strait forward to replace the unit only trick is to use a bit of
grease to hold the O-ring in place on the tank while fishing the new
unit in place.
The lock-ring that came with the new unit was cheap looking so I used
the old one and put a new length of fuel line on and job done.
Took abt 2hrs overall and how nice is it to know how much fuel is in the car!
Hope this helps somebody down the road.
Regards
Paul
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