diagnosed the fuel gauge. tried the printed circuit first. it's good and connections are all good. Traced the wire and it's all tucked up nicely (had to take the carpet loose off the gas tank). Wire was on the fitting....took it off and grounded it to the tank and presto-full tank.
So....that means either the float is off or sending unit is bad. Good news is I actually have a new one in my parts collection. Tested it and it's good and fuel gauge reads correctly as I cycle the sending unit with it grounded. So....now I get to take the seat out and carpet off to fix it.
Also diagnosed the parking brake (as in I have none). Looks like the cables are just loose- so that should hopefully be an easy fix when I get it up on the lift next time at Nick's (BMERDOC) work...
Got a new AC drier to make sure the system is optimal. Will hopefully be able to use his equipment to capture the R134 and refill after we swap that out.