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redneck_chev · 12-25-2002, 09:32 PM

Hey fellers got another problem.
My fuel gauge stays on empty. I have checked all the connection. But it does not move. Until I unpluged the wire from the fuse box. When I did this the fuel gauge went pasted the full mark. Have any you fellers had a problem like this?
Any help would be appericated.

redneck_chev

*rayville body* · 12-25-2002, 09:40 PM

i had the same problem with my 71. went for 3mo without a fuel gauge. i ran a test wire from the sending unit to the terminal in the fuse box and it worked! come to find out when i pulled the tank to claen it and put it back in i pinched the wire between the tank and the mounting tab(lol). it had grounded the curcit and made it rean no OHM's. i got the wire out from between the pieces and taped it up, its been working fine ever since. you might want to check it for a bad spot in the wire somwhere or pinched and grounded.

redneck_chev · 12-25-2002, 10:29 PM

I will check the wire tomorrow. Thanks rayville body, I hope this works.

Bill72BB · 12-26-2002, 01:54 AM

redneck_chev

You might want to unplug the brown wire on the sending unit on top of the tank. If the gauge goes past full you have a bad sending unit or the float is full of gas. If it stays on empty the wire is grounded.

redneck_chev · 12-26-2002, 08:59 PM

The float has a hole in it. Thanks for the help. I dont know what I would do with out you guys. Now I have to find a float around here. Or can I fix this float.

redneck_chev

BTW-personal thanks to this website and all members.

Bill72BB · 12-27-2002, 01:26 PM

I would just get a new one , test it B4 you install it.

Good Luck

12-25-2002, 09:32 PM	#1
redneck_chev Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Jeffersonville, Kentucky Posts: 28	Fuel Gauge Question? Hey fellers got another problem. My fuel gauge stays on empty. I have checked all the connection. But it does not move. Until I unpluged the wire from the fuse box. When I did this the fuel gauge went pasted the full mark. Have any you fellers had a problem like this? Any help would be appericated. redneck_chev __________________ 1967 Chevy C-10 fleetside SB 3speed on column Corvette yellow#35 Black W/Red Metal Flake int. looks like Black cherry Diamond White Pearl /Grille Jenson CD system Wooden bed

12-25-2002, 10:29 PM	#3
redneck_chev Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Jeffersonville, Kentucky Posts: 28	I will check the wire tomorrow. Thanks rayville body, I hope this works. __________________ 1967 Chevy C-10 fleetside SB 3speed on column Corvette yellow#35 Black W/Red Metal Flake int. looks like Black cherry Diamond White Pearl /Grille Jenson CD system Wooden bed

12-26-2002, 01:54 AM	#4
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	redneck_chev You might want to unplug the brown wire on the sending unit on top of the tank. If the gauge goes past full you have a bad sending unit or the float is full of gas. If it stays on empty the wire is grounded. __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

12-26-2002, 08:59 PM	#5
redneck_chev Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Jeffersonville, Kentucky Posts: 28	found the problem The float has a hole in it. Thanks for the help. I dont know what I would do with out you guys. Now I have to find a float around here. Or can I fix this float. redneck_chev BTW-personal thanks to this website and all members. __________________ 1967 Chevy C-10 fleetside SB 3speed on column Corvette yellow#35 Black W/Red Metal Flake int. looks like Black cherry Diamond White Pearl /Grille Jenson CD system Wooden bed

12-27-2002, 01:26 PM	#6
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	I would just get a new one , test it B4 you install it. Good Luck __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

12-25-2002, 09:40 PM	#2
rayville body Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: rayville,LA Posts: 226	i had the same problem with my 71. went for 3mo without a fuel gauge. i ran a test wire from the sending unit to the terminal in the fuse box and it worked! come to find out when i pulled the tank to claen it and put it back in i pinched the wire between the tank and the mounting tab(lol). it had grounded the curcit and made it rean no OHM's. i got the wire out from between the pieces and taped it up, its been working fine ever since. you might want to check it for a bad spot in the wire somwhere or pinched and grounded.



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