Thread: 55.2-59 Calibrating the fuel gauge
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Old 04-08-2020, 12:18 PM   #9
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Re: Calibrating the fuel gauge

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Originally Posted by MALIBLOC View Post
yes when the sender is out the truck I can manually get it to full, but when installed it is a hair above 3/4
Then I am convinced that your float is interfering with the "ceiling" of the tank.

The objective is to make the arm shorter by bending it so that the float comes closer to the pivot point.

I've made a drawing which I hope will show what I did....
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