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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 172 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 172 | trying to wire in an aftermarket gauge cluster in my 63 c10. im having a tough time reading the schematic and was wondering, should the fuel tank sending unit wire be going through the fuse box under the left side of the dash, or should it go directly to the gas gauge?? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 | Since you have an after market cluster what do the instructions say?
Factory is direct from sender to gauge. The sender is a variable resistor to ground. Resistance is determined by float level in the gas tank.
Larry
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | I agree with LGriffin. I have never seen the wire to the fuel level sender sent thru a fuse panel as there is no need for it. The 12 or 6 volt feed to the gauge is another matter.
Six volt guy living in a twelve volt world
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Patrick,
If my poor old memory serves me, the gauge to sender wire does go to the fuse box, but only as a 'dumb' connection point...not through a fuse!
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 172 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 172 | oh wow so i could have saved myself a lot of trouble this evening tracing wires behind the fuse box and getting frustrated haha. well i used the one that went through the fuse box, oh well it still works. would it be more accurate without that connection?
also, hooked up my speedometer and it gets a little shaky whenever the transmission switches gears and then finally levels out. any way to fix this?
and also just so you guys know, these gauges were purchased from another bolter, so there are no instructions along with it. | | |
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