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| | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | This gauge needle with an empty tank is way below the 'E' after maybe 4 gallons she's at the 'E'. So is the gauge shot or just bad connection from sender?
Anyone | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | not an electrical problem, mechanical, just need to bend the needle up where it belongs
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | Bend the needle or the float??? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the needle, the gauge should only read below E when power is off, the float can't move the gauge beyond it's range, sender just shows zero to 30 ohms, the gauge is "misinterpreting" that .... OTOH, it doesn't hurt to know when it reads E that you still have enough gas to get to a station, so what it reads when the tank is full might be a better point to check
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | Thanks Bill, I'll check that out as well. | | |
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