Re: Stumbeling Spider-Low Fuel Light

[DennisMillward <dentropy@domain.elided>]

Sounds like the in-tank pump, assuming 85's have those.  Available from
Alfa Parts in Berkeley CA (among others), if testing indicates
replacement.  Follow the fuel line under the trunk carpet and unbolt the
unit from the top of the tank.  Lift out, snaking the fuel level sensor
arm through the hole.  Did it get hung up on the way out?  You've just
adjusted the displayed fuel level!  Re adjust as desired(I'll leave the
mental visualizations as to which way to bend to you).
Dennis Millward
77 Spider

> My '85 Graduate must have something in the tank other than gas.  When
> low on gas, it misses, coughs and stumbles down the road.  A fuel
> additive seemed to help before, but the symptoms have returned.  Any
> easy way to drain the tank and clean it out?
> 
> Speaking of low fuel level, is there anyway to adjust the level
> displayed on the fuel gauge?  The low fuel light has come on only a few
> times when low on fuel, because there is no reserve when the gauge reads
> empty.  If the light comes on, you better be within 10 feet of a gas
> station.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> John Gallagher
> Hammonton, NJ

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