408 Fuel gauge not working diagnosis - opinions, pls?

[dwomby]

I am studiously ignoring the brake fluid lamp.

I epoxied the resistance coil bar in its correct position in the fuel sender and added some spacers to stop it moving too far away from the slider if the coil ever does get dislodged again.

I have now re-installed it with new gaskets and it performs in the car as it should. When there were about 2 US gallons in the tank, it read about 1/16 full as it did when I tested it. That's as low as it will go but I can live with that. After adding about 8 US gallons, it read above half full. During driving it did swing about (as it should) in tight bends and over bumps but always returned to above half full.

David