67 Delmont fuel guage
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67 Delmont fuel guage
I have been working off and on with this for sometime. gage read past the full mark, with needle pointing into the area of the "hot" light on the gage. I pulled the gage, and with everything disconnected, needle still reads past "F". Even though it is not even installed in the instrument panel! I am at a total loss. Gage is original to the car, date coded 10-14-66, with build sheet showing assembly date of 10-17-66. Any ideas?
#2
If the needle is reading past F with the key on and all wires connected, it means an open circuit between the gauge and the sender. If you hook power to the B+ side of the gauge and ground the sender side the gauge should read E.
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Last edited by golden rocket; October 18th, 2018 at 07:19 PM. Reason: additional information
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Thanks for the info. Very interesting.
That link you provided leads to an investment company website. Here's the correct link.
https://jcaparts.com/
I replaced the sending unit in my Delta with a Spectra Premium unit meant for a '72 LeSabre, just like you did. It's not the same in that it is not a canister unit. I talked a lot about it recently in this thread.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...-question.html
It's not a perfect replacement because it is not baffled and neither is the fuel tank. That canister acts to dampen the sloshing of the fuel around in the tank and prevent the pointer from moving around as you drive. So my gas gauge waves at me a bit when I go over a bump or around corner, but it's far better than no gas gauge at all.
That link you provided leads to an investment company website. Here's the correct link.
https://jcaparts.com/
I replaced the sending unit in my Delta with a Spectra Premium unit meant for a '72 LeSabre, just like you did. It's not the same in that it is not a canister unit. I talked a lot about it recently in this thread.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...-question.html
It's not a perfect replacement because it is not baffled and neither is the fuel tank. That canister acts to dampen the sloshing of the fuel around in the tank and prevent the pointer from moving around as you drive. So my gas gauge waves at me a bit when I go over a bump or around corner, but it's far better than no gas gauge at all.
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