I learned a good lesson today...
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I learned a good lesson today...
Like so many other classics, my gas gauge doesn't work. Usually I'm good about keeping the tank full. But it was only a matter of time before driving past the gas station and saying "screw it" finally caught up with me.
My car started dieing just as I was coming up on the gas station, and gave up completely just before the entrance. Lucky I was moving fast enough to pop it into neutral and roll up to one of the tanks.
Not my best moment. I learned a good lesson today.
My car started dieing just as I was coming up on the gas station, and gave up completely just before the entrance. Lucky I was moving fast enough to pop it into neutral and roll up to one of the tanks.
Not my best moment. I learned a good lesson today.
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The tank is still relatively new. My only concern is that I will be taking my car to school, so I'll be making a few road trips back and forth (5 1/2 hrs) while I'm checking it out. I definately don't wanna be stopping every hour just to refuel [:'(]
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A quick and easy test to see if it's the guage or sending unit is to pull the plug from the tank sending unit.
You will need someone in the car with the ignition on and watching the fuel guage. Get under the car and short the + lead from the sending unit plug to the frame. If the dash guage goes all the way to full then you know the sending unit is bad. If the guage doesn't move, you are in need of a new dash guage and/or wireing.
You should also check the electrical plug to sending unit connection to make sure it is clean and the ground is good.
Been there & done that!
You will need someone in the car with the ignition on and watching the fuel guage. Get under the car and short the + lead from the sending unit plug to the frame. If the dash guage goes all the way to full then you know the sending unit is bad. If the guage doesn't move, you are in need of a new dash guage and/or wireing.
You should also check the electrical plug to sending unit connection to make sure it is clean and the ground is good.
Been there & done that!
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A quick and easy test to see if it's the guage or sending unit is to pull the plug from the tank sending unit.
You will need someone in the car with the ignition on and watching the fuel guage. Get under the car and short the + lead from the sending unit plug to the frame. If the dash guage goes all the way to full then you know the sending unit is bad. If the guage doesn't move, you are in need of a new dash guage and/or wireing.
You should also check the electrical plug to sending unit connection to make sure it is clean and the ground is good.
Been there & done that!
A quick and easy test to see if it's the guage or sending unit is to pull the plug from the tank sending unit.
You will need someone in the car with the ignition on and watching the fuel guage. Get under the car and short the + lead from the sending unit plug to the frame. If the dash guage goes all the way to full then you know the sending unit is bad. If the guage doesn't move, you are in need of a new dash guage and/or wireing.
You should also check the electrical plug to sending unit connection to make sure it is clean and the ground is good.
Been there & done that!
The wiring in my 68 use to do this test all by itself. The insulation around the wire had determinate and the bare wire would ground out on the frame when I hit a bump. I considered it to be a automated self diagnostic.
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Mine only registers 3/4 full after I have filled it to the brim. I just figure when it gets to 1/4 I need to start looking for a gas station. This is just one of the quirks of these old dinosaurs. At least it registers something.