Erratic red light and needle on fuel gauge...

Post by **macthejaffa** » 16 Sep 2006, 22:52

Just purchased 1983 T25 1.9 watercooled and alls fine except for the red light on the fuel gauge flashes intermittantly and the needle flies to full for a few minutes then goes back to normal. It doesn't seem to affect the van's performance, but nonetheless its got me n my wife a tad worried! Both the water thing behind the number plate and the expansion tank are full enough, and the hoses that I can see seem to be fine.....Does it sound like a major problem?

Post by **lhd** » 16 Sep 2006, 23:00

Sounds like a dodgy sensor.
It's in the expansion tank....
But be carefull just in case it's not..........
lhd......

Post by **macthejaffa** » 16 Sep 2006, 23:23

Cheers lhd...i'm very new to the world of the VW, but am keen to get to grips with how everything works and have a haynes manual in the post.....