Fuel Gauge Sender Unit Not Working (Long Range Tank)

[HotAe92]

Hi fellas,

I installed a second hand Lone Ranger Long Range Tank (140-150L) a month or two back in my NK 2.8TD. The gauge sender that came with the tank was faulty as I found when I plugged it in. Once I pulled it out and had a look at it, I compared it to the sender unit that came out of my original tank, and it appeared to be an identical unit.

I dropped it in and it seemed to be working, but only to 1/4 of a tank - so I had a fiddle and found that the float was catching on one of the baffles. I bent the shaft of the float a little so that it would clear the baffle, but was still only showing a 1/4 tank. Weekend just gone, I went for a pretty rough 4wd and noticed on the way home that I am recieving no reading whatsoever now.

Anyone have any clues as to get it working - I realise that it will never show the 'actual' amount thats in the tank, but something is better than nothing.

Cheers.
Jayden

[Pharb]

Put a 2nd hand opposite lock (150L I think) in my NJ TDI a month or so ago. Reused original sender.

Just onto second tank of fuel (as if refilling the 90L tank didn't hurt the wallet).

With the first tankfull the gauge didn't move until after nearly 300km, then it seemed to move reasonably briskly over the range of the gauge until the red came on. Did about 50 to 80km with the red light on intermitantly until we filled up again - 120L, so about 30L left.

This is with fuel consumption of about 12L/100km.


Peter H