Floating guages
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Floating guages
'89 3.0 litre aerostar, 212,000 miles. The fuel guage doesn't read accurately, instead floating all over the place but usually resting at either FULL or EMPTY. Replaced the guage, no change. Figured it was a sender problem I'd live with until the fuel pump was replaced. Well the pump/sender was finally replaced and the guage still behaves the same way. My mechanic believes it to be an electrical problem -- most likely a ground. Anyone else seen this? Anyone want to take a guess as to *which* ground point might be intermittant?
Oh yeah, one more data point. I've noted the oil and temp guages occasionally visibly "float" one or two marks on the guage then return to their original position.
- Eric W.
Oh yeah, one more data point. I've noted the oil and temp guages occasionally visibly "float" one or two marks on the guage then return to their original position.
- Eric W.
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Floating guages
Did you figure it out yet.my van is doing the same thing i was going to replace the sending unit as well. so you say it is a ground. I will look into that if i figure it out.I will post right away.
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Floating guages
Haven't done any more work on it... We've run for years by religiously pushing the trip odometer button whenever we filled up. Only ran out of gas once, and not because of the odometer.
This van is actually for sale now -- anyone in San Jose, CA or surrounding area let me know -- 212k miles, original owner, new tranny, water pump, belts, hoses, plugs/wires/dist. cap, almost new tires. Body's in great condition, and it's an extended version...
- Eric W.
>Did you figure it out yet.my van is doing the same thing i
>was going to replace the sending unit as well. so you say it
>is a ground. I will look into that if i figure it out.I will
>post right away.
This van is actually for sale now -- anyone in San Jose, CA or surrounding area let me know -- 212k miles, original owner, new tranny, water pump, belts, hoses, plugs/wires/dist. cap, almost new tires. Body's in great condition, and it's an extended version...
- Eric W.
>Did you figure it out yet.my van is doing the same thing i
>was going to replace the sending unit as well. so you say it
>is a ground. I will look into that if i figure it out.I will
>post right away.
