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Old 02-13-2014, 04:33 PM
spatengal spatengal is offline
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Fuel gauge vs fuel sending unit

Good Afternoon
I would appreciate some help with my 1971 280SE convertible.
How do I determine which model, W111, W108, W113? I have the vin. Does that tell me.
I have a fuel gauge that does not work. I have power to the sending unit in the trunk. I removed the fuel sending unit but it is a solid tube and did not know how to take that apart or if I should mess with it. The car sat in the barn for 10+ years so lots of things gummed up!
I was going to remove the dash cluster to check the fuel gauge but got stuck. How do I remove the cluster? I read on the forums there are knobs on the back of the cluster that if removed would allow me to remove cluster but I cannot find any knobs. Not only that I have big hands for a woman but have no idea of how a mans hands would fit behind the dash. It would be alot more fun to drive if I knew how much gas I had!
Any help appreciated. I can order a new sending unit but hate to start throwing parts until I diagnose the problem
Thanks
Pam
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