Hello,
My car has been sitting since mid October and I finally had some nice weather to pull it out of the garage, put the dash back together, and start it up. I have not hooked up the tachometer or installed the glove box yet because I need access to the windsheild wiper areas under the dash. All the gauges seem to work except for the fuel gauge. I cleaned the connections at the tank and gauge. Just to be sure it was not the gauge, I hooked up a spare fuel gauge, and it did not work either. Both gauges showed my tank a little less than 3/4 full even when the tank was topped off in October. Could it just be a matter of the sending unit having a leak in the float? I had planned on pulling the tank and taking a look at the sending unit this summer, but I just want to have a little fun for now. Is there a way to check the sending unit without pulling the tank? Do you have any other ideas on what I should check? If it a matter of grounding still, where else should I check? Other ideas? Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
Kevin
My car has been sitting since mid October and I finally had some nice weather to pull it out of the garage, put the dash back together, and start it up. I have not hooked up the tachometer or installed the glove box yet because I need access to the windsheild wiper areas under the dash. All the gauges seem to work except for the fuel gauge. I cleaned the connections at the tank and gauge. Just to be sure it was not the gauge, I hooked up a spare fuel gauge, and it did not work either. Both gauges showed my tank a little less than 3/4 full even when the tank was topped off in October. Could it just be a matter of the sending unit having a leak in the float? I had planned on pulling the tank and taking a look at the sending unit this summer, but I just want to have a little fun for now. Is there a way to check the sending unit without pulling the tank? Do you have any other ideas on what I should check? If it a matter of grounding still, where else should I check? Other ideas? Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
Kevin