Fuel Gauge

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Julian PollardPOP_Server=pop.freeuk.net

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• Apr 25, 2005

• #1

Mine seems to register properly between full and half full but is then
erratic with the needle sometimes flopping between half full and empty but
not flashing the warning light

Is this likely to be a faulty gauge or the sender ?

 

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JD

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• Apr 25, 2005

• #2

Julian PollardPOP_Server=pop.freeuk.net wrote:

> Mine seems to register properly between full and half full but is then
> erratic with the needle sometimes flopping between half full and empty but
> not flashing the warning light
>
> Is this likely to be a faulty gauge or the sender ?

Either the sender or the wiring (either gauge to sender or on the power
supply). It would help if we knew the vehicle. If it is a Series 2a or 3 it
could be the voltage stabiliser, although this is less likely.
JD

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Apr 25, 2005

• #3

On or around Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:34:53 +1000, JD <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Julian PollardPOP_Server=pop.freeuk.net wrote:
>
>> Mine seems to register properly between full and half full but is then
>> erratic with the needle sometimes flopping between half full and empty but
>> not flashing the warning light
>>
>> Is this likely to be a faulty gauge or the sender ?
>
>Either the sender or the wiring (either gauge to sender or on the power
>supply). It would help if we knew the vehicle. If it is a Series 2a or 3 it
>could be the voltage stabiliser, although this is less likely.

sounds like classic sender symptoms to me.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
George Orwell (1903 - 1950) Animal Farm

 

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Julian PollardPOP_Server=pop.freeuk.net

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• Apr 26, 2005

• #4

Thanks to all so far - something to do at the weekend !!

Its a 90 T/D (1989)