Dakota Digital gas gauge

[tregrad]

Is there a way to get this thing to read properly? it reads full, half full, empty etc all on a full tank lol

[hemi43]

get rid of the shorted wire.

[tregrad]

well, poop, was hoping there was an easier way. was thinking of dropping my fuel cell and welding a fuel inlet on it and getting it to where i dont have to climb in the back to fill up so when i do that i will chase it down. thanks for the help.

[dec010974]

GM. I have a Holley fuel tank with Dakota Digital with gauges. I bought and used the Dakota Digital sending unit which has the correct ohms to give you the correct fuel level. Install and follow the directions on how to set up the fuel level float and hopefully that works. Good luck.

[tregrad]

Thanks dec, im gonna check the ground wire and the sending wires first and maybe this coming weekend drop the tank and weld on the fuel inlet. If the wires arent the issue then i will get the DD sending unit.

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by tregrad

Thanks dec, im gonna check the ground wire and the sending wires first and maybe this coming weekend drop the tank and weld on the fuel inlet. If the wires arent the issue then i will get the DD sending unit.

What sending unit are you using now?

[tregrad]

Originally Posted by hemi43

What sending unit are you using now?

I dont know, I bought it with the fuel cell in it.

[SeventyOne]

Originally Posted by tregrad

I dont know, I bought it with the fuel cell in it.

If you dont know what OHM the fuel sender uses you can change the OHM setting in your dakota setup to try to match what you have.

First I'd made sure your wiring/ground is solid, then assuming you have a full tank and the gauge doesnt read full, go into the dakota setup and change the ohm for the gauge to see if that changes it to read properly.

[tregrad]

Originally Posted by SeventyOne

If you dont know what OHM the fuel sender uses you can change the OHM setting in your dakota setup to try to match what you have.

First I'd made sure your wiring/ground is solid, then assuming you have a full tank and the gauge doesnt read full, go into the dakota setup and change the ohm for the gauge to see if that changes it to read properly.

ahhh THANKS, this would seem to be the easiest first step. I still have to drop it to get the fuel inlet welded on but thanks a bunch!

[tregrad]

Yup, there is a seperate sending unit but its under the bed with no door for it. Im going to have to chase the wires down. When i changed the DD setting to show a full tank it hasnt gone down at all LOL.

The Holley's that have a sending unit have a minimum of 4 wires going into it and mine only has 2 so it doesnt have the sending unit

[tregrad]

ok, both the sending unit and the pump are grounded to the tank and then that ground goes to the engine compartment where it is plugged into a wire housing, block or what ever its called. the pump wire has three splices in it and then it runs up to the wire "housing" in the engine compartment, through the fire wall and into another wire "housing" then the fuse box is on top of that.
I think i read somewhere that the ground should be on the frame and not the tank itself

[SeventyOne]

i might need to see some pics

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by SeventyOne

i might need to see some pics

I'm waiting for the movie to come out.

[1970cstblazer]

Originally, the tank unit ground wire was on the sending unit and terminated at a bolt on the rear frame crossmember.