Hey guys,
The fuel gauge in my lh is stuck way past full all the time.
can anyone tell me how to go about fixing it ? Or is the gauge just buggered ?
Any help appreciated
Fuel gauge stuck way past full
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, Sep 01 2016 06:44 PM
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 06:44 PM
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 06:57 PM
All the time or only when the ignition is on?
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 06:58 PM
All the time
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 07:11 PM
Sounds like the gauge is cactus but there is only one way to find out for sure.
If the fuel gauge is stuffed it is probably because the voltage regulator is also stuffed.
I am assuming you only have a std warning light instrument cluster.
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 07:22 PM
Yes just the standard cluster been looking for an slr one but just want this one working for the moment
It is an 8 cyl
It is an 8 cyl
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 07:36 PM
Check to see if the sender wiring is shorted to the body somewhere.
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 07:56 PM
I'll check that out
Any other ideas ?
Any other ideas ?
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 08:31 PM
HG Holden use magnetic gauges.
LH Torana use thermal gauges.
Using test procedures suited to magnetic gauges on thermal gauges can burn out a perfectly good thermal gauge in a very short time.
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 11:40 PM
Check to see if the sender wiring is shorted to the body somewhere.
If it is then the fuel gauge is furked. Thermal gauges do not tolerate 0 ohms resistance.
The short circuit would need to be repaired before installing a replacement gauge.
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Posted 02 September 2016 - 05:26 PM
Thanks for the help guys I'll report back if I can find anything out
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Posted 04 September 2016 - 05:29 PM
So after checking over everything I could think of I finally got the balls to pull the gauge off the back of the mounting face .....and the arm on the needle wasn't in its proper place...
Put it back , glued the gauge back to the metal plate thing ,plugged it in and all works fine !
Thanks all.
Put it back , glued the gauge back to the metal plate thing ,plugged it in and all works fine !
Thanks all.
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Posted 04 September 2016 - 06:11 PM
So after checking over everything I could think of I finally got the balls to pull the gauge off the back of the mounting face .....and the arm on the needle wasn't in its proper place...
Put it back , glued the gauge back to the metal plate thing ,plugged it in and all works fine !
Thanks all.
Good one.
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Posted 04 September 2016 - 06:44 PM
Yep, I was about to suggest that the needle might have detached from the axle it spins on.
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