(51170 mi) Fuel Gauge Assembly gone Awry!

When I first pulled the car out of storage (48,800mi), I had to change and clean a few things.  The car remained in the storage barn out in Nowhereville, IL for over 10 years.  Everything fuel-related needed to be replaced.  It came as no surprise that even the fuel sensor didn't work.

I bought a fuel sensor from a long famous Chrysler parts provider, which existed before the Internet.  Unfortunately, I bought two fuel sensors which absolutely did not work.  Having bought them new, I naturally assumed that they worked properly.  So when the fuel gauge misbehaved, I assumed the old cloth-covered electrical wiring had gone from old to bad, and I replaced all the wiring (49122 mi).


Many hours and miles of wiring later, the fuel gauge still didn't work properly.  Finally, I had to check the new sensor,and what did I find?  It was broken!  The fuel sensor had a plastic float but no other identifying marks.  My new sensor came from eBay and has a metal float.  So far, it seems to work.