I hate electrical stuff
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I hate electrical stuff
Keep thinking I am ready to drive. Everything now working, BUT, gas gauge seems to be reading correctly until I put on the brakes, then it goes to FULL. I mean pegged on full. I figure a ground problem, yes? But where do I start to look? I am always reluctant to post and show my stupidity! Thanks, Don
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Keep thinking I am ready to drive. Everything now working, BUT, gas gauge seems to be reading correctly until I put on the brakes, then it goes to FULL. I mean pegged on full. I figure a ground problem, yes? But where do I start to look? I am always reluctant to post and show my stupidity! Thanks, Don
Oh, and showing your stupidity here is an act of courage! Ask away!
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Keep thinking I am ready to drive. Everything now working, BUT, gas gauge seems to be reading correctly until I put on the brakes, then it goes to FULL. I mean pegged on full. I figure a ground problem, yes? But where do I start to look? I am always reluctant to post and show my stupidity! Thanks, Don
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FIGURES! I just put the cover on the gas tank over the weekend. I think there is a wire in the tank compartment that is not connected. Didn't know what it was for so I tapped the end and left it here. Doesn't really matter because I think the filler hose is leaking. Sat in a barn since 1975 so I am sure the hose is not ethanol proof. OH WELL! Spent the last 60 years working on cars by that "other company" Model 'A's and Early V8s. That didn't always go smooth either.
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You want a separate home made ground wire, about 10 ga with soldered terminals to connect the gas sender to the frame.
use one of the gas sender attaching screws for connecting one end of the wire, and drill a small hole and tap it in the frame for the other end of your new ground wire.
That will fix a lot of ground problems on your car.
Doug
use one of the gas sender attaching screws for connecting one end of the wire, and drill a small hole and tap it in the frame for the other end of your new ground wire.
That will fix a lot of ground problems on your car.
Doug
Last edited by AZDoug; Sep 17, 2015 at 11:01 AM.
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FIGURES! I just put the cover on the gas tank over the weekend. I think there is a wire in the tank compartment that is not connected. Didn't know what it was for so I tapped the end and left it here. Doesn't really matter because I think the filler hose is leaking. Sat in a barn since 1975 so I am sure the hose is not ethanol proof. OH WELL! Spent the last 60 years working on cars by that "other company" Model 'A's and Early V8s. That didn't always go smooth either.
