300F fuel gauge

[dan300f@xxxx]

Hi all:

Just a bit of a problem here.

A couple of years ago, I replaced the float in the tank of my 300F. 
Reason was that the gauge would not register what was actually in 
the tank and I found that the problem was a bad float.

The other day, I went to start the car and the gauge showed empty. 
Backed the car out of the garage and jostled it around a bit and still 
no movement of the gauge. Put in a gallon of gas and drove down 
and got 10 gallons more. The needle immediately showed a little 
over 1/2 tank. Whew! Sigh of relief.

However, the needle now shows either empty or somewhere between 
that and 1/4 tank. Mostly empty though. If I come to a screeching 
stop, the needle goes up a bit and then returns to the empty position. 

Anyone have any ideas of where I am at? The ground strap at the 
tank is in place. I thought the float may be full of gas again but then 
why did it register over 1/2 tank when I added 10 gallons and stay 
there at least until I got the car home and shut it off?

Any idea contributions will be appreciated. Thanks.

Dan Reitz
Northridge, CA


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