The Ford Barn

The Ford Barn (https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/index.php)
-   Early V8 (1932-53) (https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=4)
-   -   Fuel gauge isn’t correct (https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309399)

53_mercLuke 01-29-2022 05:20 PM

Fuel gauge isn’t correct
 

Hey guys,

My fuel gauge has never been correct. I had the original sender in it and changed it with a new one. The new one though had the wire that goes to the gauge and to a ground (I think electrical isn’t my strong suit) I hooked up the new sender and it varies on full and half full and so on, in the morning it will say full then when I go home from work it will say half full but on the way home it will jump back to full. I disconnected the ground wire to chassis ground, to make it a one wire sender like the original, and it varies also. Any ideas on what could be going on? It’s a 53 mercury I have. Again electrical is not my strongest

Thanks in advance

petehoovie 01-29-2022 05:35 PM

Re: Fuel gauge isn’t correct
 

Hopefully, you kept the original (King-Seeley) sending unit? The "new ones" are not compatible with the gauge in your Merc...

53_mercLuke 01-29-2022 05:47 PM

Re: Fuel gauge isn’t correct
 

I don’t think I do have it but that one was way off also, when I had a full tank it only went to half a tank, it never went to full

19Fordy 01-29-2022 06:12 PM

Re: Fuel gauge isn’t correct
 

Luke: Read everything in this thread including the links.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ht=king+seally


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:55 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.