when i turn on my ignition my fuel guage goes up to about 1/4 but if i tap my speedo where my fuel guage is the fuel guage goes up a bit i tap it again and it keeps going up until it reads full..... it isnt full it only has about 8 litres in it 2 4 litre tins thanks

what does the temp gauge do??
could be a faulty voltage reg on the back of the speedo housing.
12 volts going in to reg and should have around 8 or nine volts max coming out.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMkVq1jRGU

Should be 10volts

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Swap the stabiliser (process of elimination -step 1).

Or buy one of my solid state electronic ones

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

What's the $$damage$$ Dave?

$20 including P&P

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Want to PM your requirements? address?

pete

the temp guage is ok so is the oil pressure its just the fuel guage

Or maybe per chance the sender unit.
process of elimination - step 2- swap sender unit or check variable resistance with multimeter.

would it have anything to do with me pulling the guage apart prior to intallment?

ah hah, so what have you been fiddling with?

just the fuel guage to change the colour of the needle it was faded orange and white looks much beta i then put it bak together and this is what happens?

tut tut tut..... do we need to take it apart and check it again? maybe we connected the wires wrong or ..... ?

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

yes, sounds like some sort of earthing/connection problem.