fuel gauge repair

[721lp]

Anyone know who is good in the southeast for fuel gauge overhaul? Mine just simply don't work well. One will not go over half way and the other is sticking. I religiously stick my tanks, but I would really like to have these work a little better.

[mooney27239]

My guages have never been accurate either. During my last annual my A&P worked on them, thought it was a ground problem. Sometimes they will seem somewhat accurate. At other times I can have a full tank and the guage shows full, fly for 15 minutes on the right tank and the right guage will go to 1/2 full. Fly another 15 minutes and it is showing almost empty. It doesn't bother me to much because I guage the fuel by computing flying time. But it can be disconcerting for passengers who are unfamiliar. I do alot of Angel Flights so I continually have different passengers. At next annual I intend to install the fuel guages in the following link if they are still available and mark the instrument fuel guages as inop.

http://www.donmaxwell.com/publications/MAPA_TEXT/Wing%20Fuel%20Gauge%20Retrofit.htm

[danb35]

The wing sight guages are still available; just under $700 from LASAR for the set for my F model (bought last month).  For repair of the original guages or senders, I've heard good things about Air Parts of Lock Haven (http://www.airpartsoflockhaven.com/), but have no personal experience with them.  It'd be worth doing some troubleshooting to determine if the problem is in the guages, senders, wiring, etc.

[fantom]

Start with Maxwell's advise from link above. If it is your fuel gauges then http://www.airpartsoflockhaven.com/ can't be beat. Even Mr. Maxwell uses them.

[Immelman]

Kelly Instruments will overhaul them for just over $100. I had them re-build an errant fuel gauge and they turned it around quickly. They were recommended to me from the LASAR parts guys and I in turn recommend them for repairing the cluster gauges without question.

[721lp]

Thanks guys..........I will check both places...