fuel gauge not working. dropped tank.everythings o.k. the wiring is not right. need to know what color wires do the fuel tank tie into?fuel gauge not working. dropped tank.everythings o.k. the wiring is not right. need to know what color wires do the fuel tank tie into?
AnonymousSep 21, 2008
My guage reads half full when its empty, happend after i went on some heavy 4wheelin adventure.My guage reads half full when its empty, happend after i went on some heavy 4wheelin adventure.
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One of two things: either the gage itself is malfuntioning or the float/sending unit in the gas tank is failing. Disconnect the plug at the tank for the sending unit, pick up a new sending unit and attach it to the plug without taking the old unit out of the tank. Then operate the float up and down on the new sending unit. If the gas gage reads correctly when the float is all the way up (full) and all the way down (empty) the old sending unit is probably bad and should be replaced. If there is no difference when you connect the new sending unit, the gage is probably bad. Then you can return the new sending unit (as long as the auto parts store allows returns of electrical parts) and buy a new gage. Install the new gage and...happy motoring.
Its very simple. If the gauge is showing half full then fill the tank and see how much fuel it takes. If the amount you add is approximately 50 percent of the fuel tank capacity then you know the fuel gauge is accurate . In that case the computer is giving an inaccurate reading and should be ignored. All you need is an accurate fuel gauge - it does not matter a row of beans what the computer says if the fuel gauge is reading correctly.
when the tank is full the resistance is low so the power through the gage make is read full
as the tank empties , the resistance increases so the less current means the gauge reads less until empty there is little or no power , the gauge reads empty
simple check , turn the ignition off, no power , no gauge reading
It's very possible that the fuel sending unit inside the tank has failed. It has the classic symptoms of working erratically for a while then reading full or beyond full as the sender finally stops working. Hope this helps and good luck!
the fuel sending unit is probably stuck and need to replacing. common problems to many oldervehicle it tend to read sometime correctly and sometime not at all. the sending unit will be in your gas tank.
tank switch on dash could be bad, also selector valve could be bad. are the fuel gauges accurate front or rear. like you say the rear reads full, is it?? I would try the switch on the dash first.
fuel gauge not working. dropped tank.everythings o.k. the wiring is not right. need to know what color wires do the fuel tank tie into?
My guage reads half full when its empty, happend after i went on some heavy 4wheelin adventure.
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