Originally Posted by BDD
I wonder if you could clean the top of the rivet, away from those fine wires, use some flux and melt some solder into it. Maybe that could resestablish a current path from the rivet to the top of the sending unit.
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I wouldn't do that. You just might short the signal wire to ground.
You might try soaking it in carb cleaner for a couple hours.
If that don't work you don't have to many options.
1. drill out the pop rivet
2. drill and tap a new screw hole and solder the spring to it.