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cfan10

01-07-2015 07:43 AM

gas ground

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OK was at junkyard Sunday and someone picked up on the bed of this one...my question is, is this wire on the frame a ground for the sender to make the gas gauge work properly. Thanks.

cfan10

01-07-2015 07:44 AM

Re: gas ground

Only the right side seems to have it...which one is the main tank, left or right? Thanks.

tucsonjwt

01-07-2015 10:36 AM

Re: gas ground

Yes. The other tank will have a ground on the side of the frame rail, as I recall - at least it is not on the top.

old Rusty C10

01-07-2015 10:41 AM

Re: gas ground

it appears to be the wire should go to a male clip on the top of the float assembly . these often become loose or get crud on them causing reading issues on the guage

Bigstevex4

01-07-2015 11:12 AM

Re: gas ground

Put a new tank in my 83 and a new sender has aground wire. gauge still didnt work found used gauge now works seems pretty accurate. And think its cool it dosnt say unleaded fuel on it.

ray_mcavoy

01-07-2015 11:48 AM

Re: gas ground

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfan10 (Post 6989058)

...which one is the main tank, left or right?

From 1973 up to about 1980 (I think), the standard tank location is on the right side. So when the dual tank option was added the auxiliary tank went on the left.

But for 1981-up, the standard tank was moved over to the left side. Making the right side the auxiliary tank on dual tank trucks.

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