Drifter99 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 Iam in the middle of the gas guage dance i have read all the post but couldnf find my answerd. I've converted to 12 v the wire from the switch witch side of the guage does it go to tall post or short. Thanks for any help Quote
pflaming Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 I cannot document this, but I think all short posts are single wire, power in, tall posts are power out and so the taller posts allow for more connections. Quote
bach4660 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 when you are sitting on the seat looking at the face of the gauge its the post on the left. Quote
Drifter99 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks for the info I think this guage kick my butt off to auto zone for a guage Quote
Drifter99 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Posted April 13, 2015 Trying to determine if I got two bad guages . On both with the wire coming from keyswitch to the guage conected I get no juice on the other post with my test light but the guage does go to full.Can the needle move and the guage still be bad? Thanks again Quote
TodFitch Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 Trying to determine if I got two bad guages . On both with the wire coming from keyswitch to the guage conected I get no juice on the other post with my test light but the guage does go to full.Can the needle move and the guage still be bad? Thanks again I doubt that there would be enough current coming out of the gauge to run a test light. Probably need a voltmeter for that test. On the other hand, a short piece of wire and a sending unit can be attached and you can see if the gauge reads correctly for the different float positions. 1 Quote
MBF Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 You did put a resister in the circuit to the guage right? If you've got the other side grounded (sending unit wire) and put 12v to it w/o the resistor you'll fry the guage just about as quick as you can turn the key off. Quote
Drifter99 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Posted April 14, 2015 After the fact I put a runz on it I am guessing I need a new guage . That's why I was confused the needle still moves to full so can the guage be bad and the needle still move? Quote
Drifter99 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Posted April 14, 2015 Ill try the voltmeter in the morning,, thanks Quote
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