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#471785 11/15/2008 8:53 PM
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i have a 36 pickup with a fuel gauge that shows empty all the time. in the manual fuel gauge troubleshooting section it says to diconect bayonet socket just ahead of fuel tank, when i did this my gauge went to full. manual says this means wire from gauge to bayonet socket is ok but the tank unit is shorted and must be replaced.
what exactly needs to be replaced? the sending unit or just the wire or something else? and where can i buy whatever needs replacing? thanks guys. headscratch

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christian s,

I think this is telling you the sending unit is shorted, or in the case of a '36, maybe 'rotted' to ground. The wire to the gauge sounds fine as disconnecting the sender affects the gauge.

Where to get a sender...I don't know. If it's easy to get out, I would pull it first and look at it. Maybe some creative work could revive it.

Stuart


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