Busaru.com — Need to replace or repair the fuel sending unit on your VW Bus? Well follow along as I show you how I repaired mine on a 1977 Bay Window. My fuel gauge wasn’t registering anything even with a good amount of fuel in the tank. I tested the gauge and it worked well when grounded out so it stood to reason that the sender or wiring was bad. I cut an access hole in the rear cargo area and pulled the sender out to reveal that the metal bridge in the sender had come apart. This ended up being a fairly simple repair and I think most people could handle it. Cost to repair: $0.
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thx alot man, im really close of geeting a VW kombi for myself, and i was thinking an engine swap, it may not be a Subaru like yours but it gives me enough confidence to do it
just one question tho, are you a full time mechanic or just a DIY enthusiast?
Where you guys located?
Nice work. I have to watch milage on mine and carry a can of fuel. Cant be bothered to fix it. All part of the fun!
Vermont license plate , Like 🙂
Cool. My sender was reading at full, but once it got part way down would drop to empty. While doing an engine swap (stock for stock) I replaced the sender, so no hole. But in the plumbing industry, we use a portable break (used for bending sheet metal in the field) that would have made your patch match the valley in the deck. Also masking tape can prevent silicone from getting out of hand. Denatured alcohol prevents silicone from sticking to surfaces and paint thinner works for cleaning up silicone if it gets onto other surfaces and you can smooth it out…
Now to dig up my old sender and see if I can get it working again. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the video! I've been tracking the mileage on post it notes for mine as well. Getting a bit tired of it.
Nice video, thanks a lot!
Vermont plates: no title, huh? 🙂
you gave me guts to take my spitfire sender appart, good video. Thanks!
Great video man. Happy cruising.
I have a 68 bus same problem but when i open the key the gas needle jumps could it be this problem? And my speedometer is out as well any ideas?
great video man, mines not reading in my 1974 camper and this video helped a lot. happy trails 🙂
Hack a hole in the bus to replace a sender. No thanks, I will pull the engine to make the repair the correct way. Otherwise a decent video.
what size hole did you cut?
great job like it