Fuel Gauge Correct?

NikGrey

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Hi Folks,

I'm well into my restoration now but something caught my attention - is this fuel gauge just stuck on what the fuel level was when I removed the cluster or should it return to the bottom?

 

The Mad Hat Man

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #2

depends if it is either permanently live - or damped.

 

NikGrey

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #3

Just took it apart to clean it - feels like it is Damped.

 

teddywood1

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• Apr 16, 2015

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and they never read right my wife early model fuel gauge is different to mine hers always seems to be showing what is in the tank so I presume that it is a damped one ,mine goes up when I turn the ignition on if I have much in the tank. but both of them seem to go down quick when the reach a quarter of a tank

 

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• Apr 17, 2015

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sorry digressing from the subject , but I had to take a second glance as my fuel gauge is on the left hand side, mines a 2002 ???

did they change them as part of the 2001 update

sorry once again digressing

 

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• Apr 17, 2015

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gstuart said:

sorry digressing from the subject , but I had to take a second glance as my fuel gauge is on the left hand side, mines a 2002 ???

did they change them as part of the 2001 update

sorry once again digressing

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:behindsofa:

My 2002, TD4 also has the fuel gauge on the left of the cluster.

 

gstuart

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• Apr 17, 2015

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Irishrover said:

:behindsofa:

My 2002, TD4 also has the fuel gauge on the left of the cluster.

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that's a relief, lol thought I was seeing things

 

NikGrey

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• Apr 18, 2015

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I have never seen another One like mine on the road, with the plastic trim half way up all of the doors (Not the tailgate of course).

I hope it's 'Special'

I think it is 'Special' as I am yet to find any rust on it..

 

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• Apr 18, 2015

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NikGrey said:

I have never seen another One like mine on the road, with the plastic trim half way up all of the doors (Not the tailgate of course).

I hope it's 'Special'

I think it is 'Special' as I am yet to find any rust on it..

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freelander body kit

 

teddywood1

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• Apr 19, 2015

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I do not like those body kits because you get dirt behind them and it wares into the paint ----then rust.

 

NikGrey

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• Apr 19, 2015

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Do I detect a 'Hint' of jealousy Teddy

I will be taking the bumper trims as well as the rest of the body kit off soon as I want to paint them so we will see then.

When I was talking about no rust I meant the chassis - its clean even the bottom of the sills !

 

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• Apr 20, 2015

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NikGrey said:

I have never seen another One like mine on the road, with the plastic trim half way up all of the doors (Not the tailgate of course).

I hope it's 'Special'

I think it is 'Special' as I am yet to find any rust on it..

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Search for STC7911 on the web. Is it that kit?

 

NikGrey

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• Apr 20, 2015

• #13

Here it is: