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<blockquote data-quote="bobbie-g" data-source="post: 31664" data-attributes="member: 26"><p>Fishfiles, good idea about using the new sensor before removing the old one. The nearest new sensor is a hundred miles away, so I pulled the old one. Looks OK, but doesn't work with the gauge. Moving the float all the way up and all the way down does not affect the gauge, it always reads full. So much for guessing the float was "water logged" and sinking (although then it should always read empty). The resistance on the sensor changes from 33 ohms (bottom) to 18 ohms (top). But with the sensor unplugged (essentially thousands of ohms or more) the gauge reads empty. I'm wondering if the sensor has gone south and is partly shorted. Only way to tell that I can figure out is to get a new one like you suggested and plug it in. I think it's still possible that the meter circuit is goofed up. Oh joy. Removing the sensor was a blast, turned hard all the way out, using water pump pliers. It's manufactured so that a 1-5/8" socket spins on it, and a 1-11/16" won't fit over it. OK, I'll let you know how the new sensor turns out in about 3 weeks when we make the trip to the dealer. :-( ---RC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobbie-g, post: 31664, member: 26"] Fishfiles, good idea about using the new sensor before removing the old one. The nearest new sensor is a hundred miles away, so I pulled the old one. Looks OK, but doesn't work with the gauge. Moving the float all the way up and all the way down does not affect the gauge, it always reads full. So much for guessing the float was "water logged" and sinking (although then it should always read empty). The resistance on the sensor changes from 33 ohms (bottom) to 18 ohms (top). But with the sensor unplugged (essentially thousands of ohms or more) the gauge reads empty. I'm wondering if the sensor has gone south and is partly shorted. Only way to tell that I can figure out is to get a new one like you suggested and plug it in. I think it's still possible that the meter circuit is goofed up. Oh joy. Removing the sensor was a blast, turned hard all the way out, using water pump pliers. It's manufactured so that a 1-5/8" socket spins on it, and a 1-11/16" won't fit over it. OK, I'll let you know how the new sensor turns out in about 3 weeks when we make the trip to the dealer. :-( ---RC [/QUOTE]
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