Put some petrol on it and see if that frees it.
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| Author: | Smiffy [ May 1st, 2018, 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Thanks for your replies. I'll have a go with the soldering iron. One other question: should the float move up and down freely? The one on my gauge seems rather stiff. |
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| Author: | Roger V [ May 1st, 2018, 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Put some petrol on it and see if that frees it.
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| Author: | AZL57 [ May 1st, 2018, 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
The part where the contact slides up and down inside might be a bit oxydized after a long period of non use i had that too. |
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| Author: | ken [ May 2nd, 2018, 4:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Smiffy, the 'wiper' which moves over the windings of the rheostat may be worn, as in the photograph below. A repair can be carried out with a blob of solder, as long as it's not too late and it's damaged the windings... .  'Wiper' in fuel tank rheostat, before... by slcchassis, on Flickr
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| Author: | Smiffy [ May 3rd, 2018, 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Thanks for that tip, Ken. Checked the "wiper" and it looks fine. Soldered the broken strip. Job's a goodun! Attachment: fuel gauge fix sml.jpg [ 109.4 KiB | Viewed 11398 times ] |
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| Author: | Smiffy [ June 3rd, 2018, 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Started tidying up the van's metal petrol tank today. The fuel gauge looks OK, but the inside of the tank looks a bit rusty above the halfway point. Is there a way to de-rust the tank's insides? |
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| Author: | rob massey55 [ June 3rd, 2018, 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Probably, if there is flakey stuff inside, chuck some nuts in(count 'em in and out  ) and cocktail shake it, rinse and fit an in line fuel filter. .
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| Author: | Roger V [ June 3rd, 2018, 11:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
How detrimental would it be to shake some sharp sand around inside! |
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| Author: | rob massey55 [ June 4th, 2018, 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Sharp-S ... g/p/220112 you're on a commission aren't you .
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| Author: | Roger V [ June 4th, 2018, 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1976 AZU250 |
Well, you have to admit, it is a bargain.  Anyway, can't stop, I'm off to Wicked.
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