Fuel gauge/tell tale help
#1
Fuel gauge/tell tale help
I'm in need of some help to diagnose my fuel gauge. I've read some other threads but haven't found any that have my symptoms. My gauge is stuck at 1/4 tank and doesn't seem to be getting any power to the gauge. The dash lights on my other gauges are working fine, but are not working on the fuel gauge. None of my tell tale lights are coming on either. I pulled the bulbs and they're ok. I'm suspecting the resistor on the back of the gauge may have gone bad? Any ideas?
#2
I'm in need of some help to diagnose my fuel gauge. I've read some other threads but haven't found any that have my symptoms. My gauge is stuck at 1/4 tank and doesn't seem to be getting any power to the gauge. The dash lights on my other gauges are working fine, but are not working on the fuel gauge. None of my tell tale lights are coming on either. I pulled the bulbs and they're ok. I'm suspecting the resistor on the back of the gauge may have gone bad? Any ideas?
#5
The gauge has 12v connected to it at all times. The sender side, is a variable resistor connected to ground.
Have you done anything to the wiring? If you disconnect the wire from the gauge to the sender with the key on, the gauge should go past F. Grounding it, the gauge go to E. If neither happens then move to the gauge and repeat the test.
Fyi, I believe your sender is 0-30 ohms.
Have you done anything to the wiring? If you disconnect the wire from the gauge to the sender with the key on, the gauge should go past F. Grounding it, the gauge go to E. If neither happens then move to the gauge and repeat the test.
Fyi, I believe your sender is 0-30 ohms.
#7
Thanks for the help fellas. It did turn out to be a ground that was not hooked up under the steering column. Funny enough I actually have about a 1/4 tank of gas in there. Lights on the gauge are working too.
#8
taking this a step further...
Would a bad or missing ground also be the likely cause of the speedo and clock not functioning? I have a 1967 Olds 98 LS and for some reason the day i bought the car all the gauges stopped working (yet the lights still come on with the headlights).
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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