Fuel gauge trouble

[Leroy Eckert]

If you have one wire in the center, sending wire to the gauge , the float must
ground to the tank.. Typically, 80% of the time, you can eliminate the gauge
circuit by removing the sender line from the float and the gauge should read
empty. If you ground the same wire it should read full. I'm not sure about that
resistor on the back of the gauge unless it is used to mate the gauge to the
sender.
If the gauge circuit is eliminated, that float has to be screwed up some how.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: john moore
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Fuel gauge trouble


I did not see two wires going to the sending unit, just the one going to the
center of (and only) the connection of the unit. Any idea it works without
the resistor?

thanks

john

1984 RB 35'

>From: "Leroy Eckert"
>Reply-To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>To:
>Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Fuel gauge trouble
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:34:59 -0600
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>I don't know what the unit looks like but if it has a ground and one wire
>it sounds like the float might be assembled upside down. Is it possible to
>assemble that way? Sounds crazy but I have done that in a boat tank
>before.
>
>Leroy Ekert
>1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
>Niceville, FL
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jrm1486
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:11 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fuel gauge trouble
>
>
> Can anyone explain the resistor on the back side of the fuel gauge?.
> My fuel gauge was relaaced along with the sending unit in the tank.
>Since that time the gauge
> reads backwards and very inaccurate. I have triple checked the wires,
>ground, ignition,and
> sending unit, checked the ignition for power it was ok, the ground was
>good. I even ran an
> external wire to the tank with the sending unit pulled out and operated
>outside of the tank
> the guage shows full when float is full down. When lifted it goes to
>empty, I noticed there was
> continunity amongst all of the connectors, I removed the resistor and
>for some reason the
> guage now reads 1/2 which is close as measured off of a yard stick.
> Any of your vast knowledge would be appreciated to help me fix this
>Pain,
> Thanks
>
> John
>
> 1984 RB 35'
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