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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Donnelly, MN
Posts: 52
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Fuel Guage doesn't work
I recently hooked up my instrument panel on my frame off truck. With the help of some board memebers, I figured out that my panel wasn't grounded correctly and I now have most guages and and all lights working correctly.
My fuel gauge still doesn't work. I have power to the dash via the fuel guage feed wire. Power is supplied when the key is turned on. I have the brown wire from the fuel guage sending unit plugged into the fuse box where indicated. The guage doesn't move when I turn on the key. I have half a tank of gas. Any suggestions?? Thanks Jason |
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More Cowbell....
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, MS
Posts: 3,569
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Depending on if the gauge ready full or empty, your brown wire is either gounded to metal, or is cut/broken somewhere along the way. Turn the key on, then reach behind the seat and pull the wire off the sending unit. Look at the gauge and see where it is. It should be headed towards the full mark. Then ground the wire directly to some bare metal. The gauge should run the opposite way and stop at or below empty. If the needle doesn't change position, then you might have a bag gauge itself.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Donnelly, MN
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I'll try it
Thanks for the advise putter. I will try it tonight.
jason |
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Inline 69
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: valleysprings,california
Posts: 1,018
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lots of solutions here, to different types of gas gauge problems http://www.chevytrucks.org/tech/gasgauge.htm good luck, jeff
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