Ferrari Mailing List: Re: fuel gauge on 308

[George (ygpz4re]

Also consider Bob's Speedometer for gauge repair.  I used them to repair a 308 
QV clock and they did a super job for a very reasonable price.

And just for the record,my experience with PAS (trying to get a speedo 
repaired, supposedly their "specialty") was considerably less than optimal.  
FWIW, YMMV, yadda yadda yadda.....

Regards,

George P.

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> From: Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
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> 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
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> From: "Doug & Terri" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> To: "'Michel Savard'" <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
> Cc: 'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] fuel gauge on 308
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> Hello Michael ?
> 
> Now if I read your notes correctly ? the ?sender? was giving you trouble but
> now you are referencing the ?fuel gauge? ? the gizmo in the dash board.  Is
> that correct?  If so ? I am sure you have a local gauge repair shop but if
> you don?t, might I recommend either one of the following:
> 
> *       North Hollywood Speedometer info [at] nhspeedometer.com
> <mailto:info [at] nhspeedometer.com>   [terrific for VDO and German] Close to 
> Los
> Angeles; or, 
> 
> *       Palo Alto Speedometer.   <http://www.paspeedo.com/> www.paspeedo.com
> [they list a dozen marques ? including Ferrari].  I have not used them but
> am told they are A#1 and a bit pricy.  The place where Pebble Beach Concours
> de Elegance go for correct fixing.
> 
> Best of luck ? but if that fails ? do what my wife does ? she considers the
> fuel tank empty when the gauge (a good one) reads ? full.  Out of our
> family, she is the only one who has never run out of gas and she delights in
> reminding me.  Curses.
> 
> Onward
> 
> DOUG
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> From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On
> Behalf Of Michel Savard
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 5:21 PM
> To: DOUG
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] fuel gauge on 308
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> 
> 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
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