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Oct 12, 2011 | 10:18 AM

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flyboy461jd

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1973 fuel sending unit

I purchased a new fuel sending unit from Ecklers and installed it in the tank. I put 8 gallons of gas into the empty tank and the gauge reads full. Driving around corners the gauge moves but then goes to full again. Any ideas? Bad fuel sender?
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Oct 12, 2011 | 11:12 AM

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Check the ground connection to the frame for corrosion

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Oct 12, 2011 | 11:19 AM

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Ground is good, I used a tester to verify it (circuit pen light tester). The gauge moves as the gas moves in the tank.

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Oct 12, 2011 | 04:06 PM

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Use an ohmmeter to check the resistance of the sending unit when the float is moved up and down. That will tell you if the sending unit is bad.

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Oct 12, 2011 | 04:44 PM

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Check all wire connectios, could be a bad sending unit, or maybe faulty gauge.

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