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| | | | Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 201 | Ok I've been trying to get my gas gauge to work, the sender and gauge are both new and I even sent them back and the guys at Jim Carter said they worked for them but sent me new ones anyway, it just sits on empty, if I ground out the wire going to the sender the needle will play between below empty and empty can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 | Ian, Take a look at this ARTICLE it should answer your questions. Harold
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Is a restoration ever finished? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 | Did you replace the wires from and to the gauge to the sender? and install a good ground from the tank/sender housing to the frame?
definitely have a look at the article.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | make sure the ohms match up with the gauge and sending unit
sometimes they can get mix matched
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 201 | Ok I'll check that my grounds and such, all wireing is new so maybe I've missed a ground | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Fred makes a good point. If the resistance doesn't match between the sender and gauge you'll never get an accurate reading.
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