| FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH-caution [message #317164] |
Sun, 07 May 2017 17:52  |
Michael Bozardt
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Registered: January 2007
Location: College Station, Texas
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My fuel gauge failed. First the main tank part and later the reserve tank part. I managed by stopping every 125 miles for fuel. For over a year, I could not find the problem. Dropped the tanks, installed new sending units, no change.
For. no apparent reason, I decided to change the fuel selector valve. I had already changed all the fuel filters and fuel pump to no advantage. I bought the part locally and installed it near where the original fuel selector valve is, removing the original part. When I finally managed to get the engine running, I noticed the fuel gauges were working. Since someone had stolen my fuel while it was in storage( only 4-5 drops remained of 20 gallons), I added 15-17 gallons of fresh fuel from different containers. The gauges were reading almost half full?????? Surprise, surprise, the fuel selector valve must have conked out (before the fuel was stolen, I might add. Gauge was not working before I stored it). So, if you have a problem with your fuel gauge, this is one more thing to check, maybe before you pull the tanks, which is not a fun job.
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