18 replies to this topic

[JohnGordon]

You don't need a dipstick - just get a torch and peer into the filler neck - you should easily be able to see the back of the sender unit and establish when the petrol level is below it.

I used a bamboo cane for a while

[daemonchild]

Well, my new sender is on the way from MiniSpares, so it's just a matter of letting the fuel go low and putting it in there.

I've been trying to work out what sort of MpG figure I'm getting - so that I know how far 34 litres will go....
In my boring work Diesel Peugeot 307, I get 500-600 miles to a tank.. so once the trip meter reads 500, I dutifully go fill up.
I was looking a similar idea in the mini - but no trip meter. Ho hum.

What MpG figures do you get??

[daemonchild]

You don't need a dipstick - just get a torch and peer into the filler neck - you should easily be able to see the back of the sender unit and establish when the petrol level is below it.

I used a bamboo cane for a while

A torch? Real men use a *match*....
(And prepare to travel quickly.)

[Boycie]

Ok, I've finally got round to fixing this.

It was actually two seperate problems.

First off, the float had gone porous, and had a bit of fuel inside it. However, the real problem was with the voltage stabiliser located in the (nippon) gauges.

I fitted a new sender and was dismayed to find it had only improved matters slightly. Luckily, I had a nice set of Clubman gauges (Smiths) and swapped them over. Finally- a properly working fuel gauge. And... as an added bonus.. the temperature gauge now sits in the middle! I thought that problem was a duff 'stat.

Anyway, all I can say is, it's well worth sorting out- makes the car much more useable if it's your 'daily'.