Hound dog hauler

[JBNeal]

FWIW the fuel gauge isn't dampened so fuel sloshing around in the tank registers as a busy needle...with practice you can kinda decipher how much range ya have left when the needle settles around E longer.  I would not top off the tank if I knew that I would not be driving it alot, as most of my driving was done on country back roads.  Refueling required a trip to town, which I would need to plan ahead to maximize my errand running...although there were summertime occasions when I had to drive into town to get gas for the truck, so I grabbed all the lawnmower gas cans to justify the trip, and grabbed a bite at a local choke'n'puke since I was nearby

[Los_Control]

36 minutes ago, JBNeal said:

FWIW the fuel gauge isn't dampened so fuel sloshing around in the tank registers as a busy needle

See that is my mistake .... I expected to see some movement with gas sloshing around and saw none .... so I assumed the gauge was not working.

 

I honestly do not remember what I did when installing the universal sending unit.

One thing that is needed is to cut the float to length before bolting it down .... Me actually cutting it a little shorter so it would still have some fuel in the tank when it reads empty .... totally something I would do.

IIRC, I think I did not like the cheesy mounting bolt for the float and spot welded it in place so it could not back off.

 

This is the first vehicle I have ever spent this much time on .... seems we forget things we did a few years ago.