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Old 10-12-2024, 10:08 PM   #3
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Default Re: Fuel Gauge Issue

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Originally Posted by Brian View Post
The [King Sealy] fuel gauges as fitted to 1936 Fords, do not operate via resistance. You have a short somewhere. Feeding a full six volts into the gauge will make it read full. try running a temporary wire from gauge to tank unit. If the gauge then reads correctly, the issue is in the original wire. If it still reads full, the sender unit is at fault. Happy diagnosing!
edit; I assume you're using original gauge and sender unit, the modern replacement tank units are not really compatible
Thanks for the response. The wire is apart of a new wiring harness I bought for it. It has original tank, original gauge and sending unit from somewhere like Bob Drake Im sure.
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