Re: [Amc-list] Fuel gauge - Short?

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Friday 17 August 2007 18:02:20 John Marquardt wrote:
> I am trying to get the fuel gauge on my 70 Ambo working.  Every once in a
> while it works, the rest of the time the pointer sits at the bottom. Right
> now the tank is full so I can't drop the tank easily.    I had a bad
> sending unit in a javelin and it never would register, so I am thinking
> that this could be a short.  The wires from the tank look intact.  Is there
> a suspect area for shorts on the fuel gauge line?  Could the voltage
> regulator on the dash be the problem?

It's easy to test -- pull the yellow wire off the sender, or unplug it in the 
trunk (usually runs throug there with a bullet connector) and GROUND the 
wire. The guage should read FULL after a few seconds. If so, the gauge and 
regulator are good, and the sender is bad (likely).
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