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New sender - Gauge still not working
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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New sender - Gauge still not working
I just put a new sender in my 23(ish) gallon tank and have filled it with 7 gallons of fuel. I would have thought I would see something register on the stock gauge if it was working. Perhaps not and I hope that I'll have good enough weather to run into town a fill up and verify. But if that doesn't do it, what course of action should I take? I assume I should be able to take some ohm readings on the wires attached to the gauge?
I've never had a cluster out, so not sure what to expect, but when the sender failed years ago, I would get a reading when it was above half a tank. I double checked the ohms on he sender before install. I have a good ground.
Thanks!
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:42 pm |
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cpldavis37
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Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:45 pm Posts: 357 Location: Thornton, Co
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Re: New sender - Gauge still not working
FYI, at 8 gallons I register just above E and I have a 23 gallon tank. I haven't tried putting more fuel in yet. I tested my sending unit before I mounted my tank and it was 77 ohms empty and 10 full. I thought that would be closed enough. I hope I was right.
Do your other gauges work? If not it could be your instrument cluster voltage regulator or ground. I ran into this issue and tried to replace the regulator and it worked for about 10 minutes and quit. I grounded my gauge to the firewall and my firewall to frame. I then grounded my frame to my engine block. I am going to order a new electronic regulator from "Toms" and give that a try.
_________________ TJ "Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people I have ever known." F. Scott Fitzgerald 1974 Ford Bronco 3 1/2 inch James Duff lift ,2 inch body lift, 351w Explorer EFI, Viper built c4, Viper built Dana 20 with wildhorses twin stick, Kinder built Dana 44 with 4.56 gears disc brakes aussie locker and knuckle over conversion, Kinder built 9 inch with grizzly locker 31 spline axles and 4.56 gear
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Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:58 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: New sender - Gauge still not working
The speedo works, but I know that has nothing to do with electrons. The turn signal and headlight indicators work, but none of the other gauges have ever worked. I would bet they may not have ever been hooked up for the last 10+ years.
I filled it totally up today and still no change.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:55 pm |
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Eck
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Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:33 pm Posts: 2460
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Re: New sender - Gauge still not working
I’d check your voltage regulator if none of the gauges work.
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_________________ 69 Wagon, 351W, Explorer EFI & Serpentine, ZF5, 35" tires, 3.5 SL, 2 BL, WARN 8274
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Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:30 pm |
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cpldavis37
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Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:45 pm Posts: 357 Location: Thornton, Co
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Re: New sender - Gauge still not working
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_________________ TJ "Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people I have ever known." F. Scott Fitzgerald 1974 Ford Bronco 3 1/2 inch James Duff lift ,2 inch body lift, 351w Explorer EFI, Viper built c4, Viper built Dana 20 with wildhorses twin stick, Kinder built Dana 44 with 4.56 gears disc brakes aussie locker and knuckle over conversion, Kinder built 9 inch with grizzly locker 31 spline axles and 4.56 gear
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