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#87252 07/04/2004 12:01 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 18 | I have an all original/original 1953 3800. My gas gage was working a few months ago and I just added 12 gallons and noticed the gage went only to 1/4. When driving home it came up briefly then dropped back down.
QUESTION -- do you think I have
1) a mechanical problem in the sender, OR
2) an electrical problem?
If you have seen this what did you do to correct it? What to check first? | | |
#87253 07/04/2004 3:08 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Check the ground connection for rust or something foreign. On the half ton the wire which goes to the gauge has a connection in it under the cab. Sometimes corrosion gets in there. Emery cloth works wonders. You can also run a jumper wire from the power post on the sender to the gauge and see if it changes. If yes, there is a break or short in that line. You might also want to click the ignition switch on and off a few times. Been known to work - I do it all the time on my computer monitor! | | |
#87254 07/20/2004 4:31 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 18 | So what I did was -- I took the float mechanism out of the tank and found that the float was filled with gas. I drained it out and epoxyed the hole. Now it works ok. | | |
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