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Graybeard - 28 Sep 2006 21:04 GMT

The wife has a 1987 Camaro with only 46,000 miles on it, but it is
unbelievably trouble-prone.
The fuel gauge was acting erratically and finally the car would not start.
So we took it to a mechanic, who replaced the fuel pump and the rusting gas
tank, and told us that the fuel gauge sender was broke, and a replacement
was not available.

Well the car runs fine now, but the fuel gauge shows constant empty. I
filled the tank, checked the mileage, and made a spread sheet on a small
card to keep track of the mileage for the next fill-up.

Any suggestions on how to get the gauge/sender repaired or replaced?

Graybeard

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Redsled - 01 Oct 2006 22:23 GMT

The best way is bye going to the local salvage yards. & Hunting your part
down I had the same problem & it was a fast fix for $10.00 but a bit of
hunting which was fun as I found lot's of parts that I could use.

Cheers
86 IROC 4BBL

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noi - 02 Oct 2006 02:15 GMT

> Any suggestions on how to get the gauge/sender repaired or replaced?

Have you looked around for an aftermarket version?

NOI

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bombero - 11 Oct 2006 23:31 GMT

> The wife has a 1987 Camaro with only 46,000 miles on it, but it is
> unbelievably trouble-prone.
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> Graybeard

Graybeard,

the sending unit on that car is in the fuel tank (a pain in the a.s to
get to also...there is a site (thirdgen.org) that explains in detail how
to get to it and replace it....

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