Gas guage jumping
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Churchville PA
It's a 1980- temp won't read above 110-120 and fuel jumps around the others are in decent shape.
I'll have to check the ground strap and post back!
Thanks guys for dealing with the noob questions this week. Give me a couple more weeks working under this thing and I'll be much better!
Chris
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Okay, Check the ground strap. You also have a printed circuit behind the gauge cluster that occasionally goes bad. When I disassembled my console it desintegrated. Let's see what you find, and post back.
Racer
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From: Charleston South Carolina
This is why I went with some aftermarket gauges. I just didn't want to have to rely on that old circuit setup. Mine was still in OK shape and still worked (except for the clock, but that don't count) but I also wanted to add a few other gauges to the console.
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Racer
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From: Churchville PA
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At the very left rear of the frame, on the bottom, directly above the driver side muffler, you should find a black lead and a flat metal band (approx1/2"wide) screwed to the frame. If you just find an 1/8" hole, then suspect missing ground.
Last one I worked on had the ground connected to the drivers side marker mounting stud (fiberglass) which caused all kinds of goofy symtoms
