Fuel Gauge Sending Unit Resistance
03-16-2014, 07:44 PM
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Fuel Gauge Sending Unit Resistance
When the fuel gauge reads full is the resistance near zero or infinity?
03-16-2014, 09:33 PM
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Zero is full up to around 87. Infinity is full on the 87-up trucks.
03-16-2014, 09:38 PM
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That's the way it works - Full is low resistance, but actually about 12 ohms. And ~72 ohms for empty.
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