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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Katy, TX (Houston)
Posts: 73
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Fuel gauge won't show full
I've searched and found some wierd fuel gauge problems, but didn't see this one. Gauge seems to work, except that it shows between 1/4 and 1/2 tank when it is actually full. It goes down proportionally from there as the tank empties.
Will show full when key is turned off. Replaced the sender and fixed the previous problem (pierced float). Tries old sender manually and it does the same thing. I'm sure it's in the gauge itself. Any ideas. |
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newly minted old timer
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Hudson WI
Posts: 3,511
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i fought with mine for a while too. i went thru 3 floats, not sure what i was doing but they all broke. finaly i got a good one.. id pull the sending unit again, and connect the wire (away front the tank) and manualy move it too the full position, then you can see if the gauge is the prob or not.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Muskegon,MI,USA
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If you have checked the sending unit output when the tank is full and the ohm reading is 90 ohms then it is probably the resistor on the back of the gauge.
A quick check of the resistor can be made by checking across the posts with the gauge disconnected for resistance from the wiring harness. It should read approximately 35 ohms. Jim |
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Knoxville Tenn.
Posts: 3,058
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This should help with your problem:
www.fix-a-gauge.com
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#5 |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Washington State
Posts: 8,834
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Good link, I have three trucks with gauge issues..
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: LAX area, So Cal
Posts: 499
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I had that problem too. Found that the float had a pin hole in it, so it had gasoline in it. Put a new plastic one in and have no problems since.
Tim
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