The problem (I`m sure you guys have seen it before) is that the fuel gauge doesnt work all the time, if you give the dash a quick bang it will come back on. I messed with the paper thin circuit board (wiggling it back and forth) and that seems to be the problem? Question? Has anyone had any luck with fixing these on older cars? At the shop we just send them to a place in texas and they fix em but I think they remanufacture them, so I dont know if they would have another one to replce it with. Thxs for the input in advance. Paul.

Sounds like a break in the copper trace. I jumper the break with a piece of wire then seal front and back with RTV as it tends to melt the thin insulator. replacements are available at many aftermarket places like OPG, Ground Up, etc.

Agree w/ Steve.

Probably a fracture in the copper. Like he said, either solder a jumper across the break, or find/buy a new board.

Tips on repairing:
Find the break with a meter. Slit the plastic "carrier" on each side of the broken copper trace about 1/2" back into the "meat" of the board. This will let you lift the trace away from the others. Put an alligator clip (heat sink) on each side of the lifted trace and solder a jumper wire across the break. Remove the clips and encapsulate your repair in RTV or (believe it or not) "hot-glue". Let dry/harden and reinstall.

The new ones are about $75. I haven't had time to replace mine yet because it will take a lot of time, it's very brittle and causes me several little problems
and at least in my case replacement is more practical than a repair.