Gas gauge question
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Gas gauge question
i'm back..
anyway, i i just got done installing the rear tank from an '88 bronco onto my '86 F-150. instead of having the 2 tanks concept, i'm gonna axe the side tank and just keep the extra capacity rear tank.
anyway, i got a dilemma now. aparently, the gas gauge isnt reading right. it reads the tank as just over half full, when there's only about 2.5 gallons of gas ($5.00 of gas @ $2.01/gal)
is there a resistance difference between '86 and '88, or did i screw up on the wiring, or is the float thing bad? i checked the resistance to see if it goes up and down with the float and it read fine.
i had to hack the plugs since they were different, so could it be my fault?
also, the side tank never reads more than just over half a tank when its full, so basiclly when the side tank is full, it reads what the rear tank is reading now at empty.
anyone?
is my gauge bad?
anyway, i i just got done installing the rear tank from an '88 bronco onto my '86 F-150. instead of having the 2 tanks concept, i'm gonna axe the side tank and just keep the extra capacity rear tank.
anyway, i got a dilemma now. aparently, the gas gauge isnt reading right. it reads the tank as just over half full, when there's only about 2.5 gallons of gas ($5.00 of gas @ $2.01/gal)
is there a resistance difference between '86 and '88, or did i screw up on the wiring, or is the float thing bad? i checked the resistance to see if it goes up and down with the float and it read fine.
i had to hack the plugs since they were different, so could it be my fault?
also, the side tank never reads more than just over half a tank when its full, so basiclly when the side tank is full, it reads what the rear tank is reading now at empty.
anyone?
is my gauge bad?
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figured it out..
it is indeed reading backwards (low resistance at empty, high resistance at full)
i'm going to buy a new sending unit from JCW that cmes with a new gauge. mine wont go past 3/4 unless you tap it.
it is indeed reading backwards (low resistance at empty, high resistance at full)
i'm going to buy a new sending unit from JCW that cmes with a new gauge. mine wont go past 3/4 unless you tap it.
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