Ferrari Mailing List: fuel gauge on 308

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

1981 308 GTSi: As you remember I had problems 2 weeks ago with my car dying on me 3 miles from home. It was a faulty fuel gauge. It read 1/4 of a tank left but I had 3 liters left.

My mechanic told me on the phone that in 35 years he changed a fuel gauge ONCE on a Ferrari. Needless to say he was very surprised.

My question is, is it worth changing it ? I saw a fuel gauge on Ebay for $200.u.s. How long does it take to change ?

I drove without a fuel gauge for 11 years, then decided to change the "control arm" that goes into the fuel tank. Everything was fine for 2 years and now the actual fuel gauge is faulty.

 

Michael Savard