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07-05-2004, 02:56 PM
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Fuel gage pegs out
I picked up this K-5 a few months ago. With the ignition off, the gage reads a little over full. Turn the ignition on and it pegs out way past full. I found one tan wire going to the sending unit and checked the voltage and there is none. I'm stumped........
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07-05-2004, 05:04 PM
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Right turn Clyde
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I would check the all the grounds and clean them up and make sure they get good contact.
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07-05-2004, 10:54 PM
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its just $$$$$
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Either the wire is grounded out somewhere or the sending unit is bad. check it with an ohm meter to see if it is grounded out.
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07-05-2004, 11:44 PM
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I have to agree with mylilbowtie, the guage will read high with a bad ground, loose connection. If the wire was shorted to ground, the gauge will read empty.
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07-11-2004, 01:48 AM
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What should the ohm meter usually read when it is full? And empty?
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07-11-2004, 09:30 AM
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0 empty 90 full
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