I had the same problem on my 67 Newport. I replaced the sending unit and had the instrument panel redone. The fuel guage ended up being fine but I'm glad I took out the instrument panel because the ammeter was at risk of catching fire.
Anyhow, I replaced the sending unit but the guage still...
I went through the same thing with my 67 newport. I had an AM transmitter for a bit. Wasn't much good. I went with the Aurora designs radio. They take out your radio and put all new electronics in it. Looks the same but it has Bluetooth, am/fm and a line to connect a device physically. I...
Ok then. That makes sense. I put 50 CAD gas in the car and it's now registering about 1/8 so I guess it is working but not really accurately. It's probably a little less than half full with the gas that was already in it. I believe the tank is 91 liters.
Ok thanks. Maybe I'm expecting too much from the fuel gauge and sender. I'll fill it up tonight and keep that in mind. I guess I'm just used to modern cars. In all the time my father and I have owned the car the fuel gauge has never worked.
I'm having a hell of a time with my fuel gauge and sending unit. I had the fuel gauge repaired and it still doesn't work. I believe the gauge itself is fine but the sending unit is defective. I bought it from Rock auto. I have been told that vans auto has better sending units. Does anyone...
Ok thanks! I've never been to one of these big shows, only some local ones. I didn't know there were so many C body enthusiasts. I think the newport is ready for a few trips