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pdifabio

04-21-2005 21:18:25




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I have a 63/64 ford 2000 12v conversion
i put a new gauge and a new sending unit and the gauge flys to full when hooked up. any one got any ideas why that is?




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Indydirtfarmer

04-22-2005 03:47:14




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 Re: gas gauge in reply to pdifabio, 04-21-2005 21:18:25  
Check your GROUND....



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Mark - IN.

04-22-2005 18:54:35




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 Re: gas gauge in reply to Indydirtfarmer, 04-22-2005 03:47:14  
Absolutely. I remember once doing something with the wiring, don't recall what was, but left a big ground off, and voltage ended trying to use 14 GA ground in the dash, and through the light filaments. I didn't notice it until one night in the dark that the dash lights were dimly lit. Everything was turned off, and were dim. Sure smoked that small wire. Once found my grounding problem and replaced the dash ground I'd smoked, problem resolved. Don't want to have a bad ground period, especially near fuel.

Mark

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txgrn

04-22-2005 06:57:58




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 Re: gas gauge in reply to Indydirtfarmer, 04-22-2005 03:47:14  
The ground on the sending unit, not necessarily the tank ground. If the sending unit to tank interface is corroded it"s just as bad as the tank to chassis ground connection being bad.

What I usually do is install a separate ground wire under a sending unit hold down screw which gives me a positive connection.

Makr



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