Liberty fuel gauge trouble

[pmg]

My son has a 1991 Subaru Liberty Station Wagon (Australia) and the fuel
guage is acting up. It suddenly drops to empty after the half way mark.
The servicing agent says it is the sensor in the tank that needs
replacing. My son can't afford to have it replaced. Can anybody tell me
if it is a very difficult task to do diy? Is there any chance the sensor
unit may be fixable with some of his Dad's experience with that sort of
thing in his own cars as a youth? Or else is it very difficult to piull
it out and maybe replace it with a 2nd hand unit?
Cheers, Pete

 

[Bredehoft]

My son has a 1991 Subaru Liberty Station Wagon (Australia) and
the fuel
guage is acting up. It suddenly drops to empty after the half
way mark.
The servicing agent says it is the sensor in the tank that
needs
replacing. My son can't afford to have it replaced. Can
anybody tell me
if it is a very difficult task to do diy? Is there any chance
the sensor
unit may be fixable with some of his Dad's experience with
that sort of
thing in his own cars as a youth? Or else is it very difficult
to piull
it out and maybe replace it with a 2nd hand unit?
Cheers, Pete

I had a similar problem with my 95 impreza, gage was eratic, sometimes
it registered correctly, sometimes it fell from half to empty in a few
miles. Rather than pay the $300US for a fix, I used the trip odometer
and filled it up every 250 miles. It usually still had 4 or 5
gallons, but thats better than running out.