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Gas guage shows full when car is cold, when it warms up, the guage reads
properly most of the time.

What could be causing this? Will I have to take out the gas tank to
replace this?

87 Honda Accord 200K ----

best left untouched. Too much hassle! Just keep track of mileage.


"Richard Schneiderman" <NOSPAMrschneiderman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Gas guage shows full when car is cold, when it warms up, the guage reads
> properly most of the time.
>
> What could be causing this? Will I have to take out the gas tank to
> replace this?
>
> 87 Honda Accord 200K ----

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 01:13:47 GMT, Richard Schneiderman
<NOSPAMrschneiderman@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Gas guage shows full when car is cold, when it warms up, the guage reads
>properly most of the time.
>
>What could be causing this?

Probably the sending unit in the gas tank.

> Will I have to take out the gas tank to replace this?

Yes, and that would be opening a can of worms on a car that old.
It's a big hassle, and by disturbing the tank you might well provoke
it to start leaking.

There are two access holes in the trunk, one for the pump, and one for the
sender.

"John Ings" <nodamned@spam.org> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 01:13:47 GMT, Richard Schneiderman
> <NOSPAMrschneiderman@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Gas guage shows full when car is cold, when it warms up, the guage reads
> >properly most of the time.
> >
> >What could be causing this?
>
> Probably the sending unit in the gas tank.
>
> > Will I have to take out the gas tank to replace this?
>
> Yes, and that would be opening a can of worms on a car that old.
> It's a big hassle, and by disturbing the tank you might well provoke
> it to start leaking.
>
>

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 07:30:47 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
<jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:

>> > Will I have to take out the gas tank to replace this?
>>
>> Yes, and that would be opening a can of worms on a car that old.
>> It's a big hassle, and by disturbing the tank you might well provoke
>> it to start leaking.

>There are two access holes in the trunk, one for the pump, and one for the
>sender.

Uhuh. And IF you have the tool and can undo the retaining ring on a
1987 tank without fracturing half-rusted metal, the car wasn't driven
up north much.

I agree with Mista Bone. Too much hassle. But maybe Richard lives in
Arid-zona and doesn't have problems with salt laden roads?

The tool can be a big screw driver and a big hammer.... although I have
never messed with the fuel tank on an accord that had rusted up.... that
doesn't happen much where I am. The only thing that seems to rust on
accords here is the quarters where the bumper meets the rear wheel wells.

"John Ings" <nodamned@spam.org> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 07:30:47 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
> <jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Will I have to take out the gas tank to replace this?
> >>
> >> Yes, and that would be opening a can of worms on a car that old.
> >> It's a big hassle, and by disturbing the tank you might well provoke
> >> it to start leaking.
>
> >There are two access holes in the trunk, one for the pump, and one for
the
> >sender.
>
> Uhuh. And IF you have the tool and can undo the retaining ring on a
> 1987 tank without fracturing half-rusted metal, the car wasn't driven
> up north much.
>
> I agree with Mista Bone. Too much hassle. But maybe Richard lives in
> Arid-zona and doesn't have problems with salt laden roads?
>
>

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:45:42 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
<jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:

>The tool can be a big screw driver and a big hammer....

That's what I use, but not through an access hole in the trunk!

Have you really done it that way?