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Gas Gauge Issue

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by Dale Boyd, Sep 16, 2019.

  1. Sep 19, 2019
    Howard Eisenhauer

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    The Mystery Thickens...

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  2. Sep 19, 2019
    timgr

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    A '71 has a rear tank like an Intermediate, but it's not an Intermediate. They started in '72 with the AMC engines. However, you'll probably get beter responses about the gas tank here.

    There's no aftermarket source for a skid plate for one of these Jeeps, I'm certain. You could use a skid plate for a '71-75 and it should bolt on over the factory tank. Some '70s got the rear tank too, and that would work. The skid plate was an option list item, so not all CJs of this age got one. The original tank was supported by the frame and a front bracket, and the skid bolted up over that.

    If you want a factory-style tank, you can use the tank and skid plate from a 1976-78ish CJ and that can be made to work. These parts are available new from the aftermarket. The design changes so that the tank rests on the skid plate and is held down by a strap, then the whole assembly bolts up to the frame - no more optional skid plate.
     
  3. Jul 6, 2020
    Dale Boyd

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    Figured the tank was probably low enough to drop it over the long weekend and continue the struggle to get the gas gauge working. I had purchased an endoscope to use for examining the tank for internal baffles, and sure enough found one running along the middle of the tank side to side. I had to grind off the stem at the top of the sending unit to allow it to fit flush against the opening in the tank so I could orient the float parallel to the baffle instead of perpendicular. Got everything buttoned back up, drove to the local gas station to fill it up, and the fuel gauge finally registered the full tank of gas.
     

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  4. Jul 6, 2020
    timgr

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    Woohoo!
     
  5. Jul 6, 2020
    Walt Couch

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    Good shew..
     
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