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shiningstar76
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:24 pm    Post subject: Fuel gauge issue..am I pulling the motor? Reply with quote

My fuel gauge quit, and it will read full if grounded out, and the black wire in is hot, so......
am I pulling the motor to get to the sender?
-Is there anyway to check continuity of the brown wire via chassis ground to verify that it's not just a faulty ground wire from the gauge to the back?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The brown gauge wire comes out from under the tank panel just infront of the voltage regulator on a 71, ground that and see what the gauge does.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks busdaddy.
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