Fuel gauge questions
#1
Fuel gauge questions
1970 98. The fuel gauge sort of hovers between a little more than 1/4 and and less than a half regardless of what is in the tank. It stays there when the ignition is off. I disconnected the ground at the tank with the ignition on and the needle was the same. With the ignition on I disconnected the wire coming from the tank in the trunk and grounded it and the needle was the same. Is it safe to assume the gauge and not the sending unit is bad? If so, do I have any hope of finding a new one? If not, is there a recommended "gauge guy"? Thanks
#2
I disconnected the ground at the tank with the ignition on and the needle was the same.
The first thing I would check is the connector on the rear of the gauge cluster. There is a multi-wire connector that has all the wires for the fuel gauge, warning lights, and dash illumination lights, and it can get jiggled loose.
Last edited by jaunty75; October 23rd, 2011 at 07:18 AM.
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I have a similar problem. So far, I found somebody that rebuilds guages: John Wolfe and Company in Ohio, http://www.antiqueinstrument.com/ will rebuild the sending unit or the guage. I need to go back and run the diagnostic again, AND find the correct part number for more searching. The wiggly wire sounds a lot cheaper than a new sending unit.
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