HELP! Low Fuel Light???
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 347
Likes: 119
From: Henderson NV
HELP! Low Fuel Light???
I am in the process of restoring a 77. I have worked out most of the electrical gremlins, but I can't get the low fuel light to go off... Talked to a guy who told me that there is a resistor or some type of small PC board that goes on the rear of the gauge cluster between the fuel gauge and the light. Said if it's missing, the low fuel light stays on.
Anyone know where I can find this item???
Thanks
Dan
Anyone know where I can find this item???
Thanks
Dan
Pro
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 601
Likes: 0
From: Nottingham
Re: HELP! Low Fuel Light??? (DanZR1)
It's not quite true that the light stays on if the board is missing - what happens is that people put a regular bulb holder in the space where the special holder/circuit board assembly goes, and this will cause the bulb to light permanently. A regular twist-in bulb holder has two pin connections, and the special one has three. The board is not available new from GM, but it's easy to make your own - have a look at this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=846257
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=846257
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 29,745
Likes: 3
From: Exiled to Richmond, VA - Finally sold my house in Murfreesboro, TN ?? Corner of "Bumf*&k and 'You've got a purdy mouth'."
CI 6-7-8 Veteran
CI-VIII Burnout Champ
St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
Re: HELP! Low Fuel Light??? (GreyGhost)
Mine does not work....dont ask me how I know this :mad
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 1999
Posts: 2,230
Likes: 4
From: Allentown, Pa
Re: HELP! Low Fuel Light??? (BSeery)
Yeah my gage works fine, just the light does not come on when the fuel is low. Its not a big deal but for kicks one time I thought I would run it low till the light came on..well it didnt 
Racer
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 449
Likes: 2
From: Fayetteville, PA
Re: HELP! Low Fuel Light??? (DanZR1)
That :mad 
board almost set my car on fire. When I was restoring my dash, the resistor shorted out and started smoking and the car would not shut off. I started to disconnect the battery and hit the the main gauge board with with the seat back. The low fuel board fel out of the main gauage board and the engine shut off. Go figure 
board almost set my car on fire. When I was restoring my dash, the resistor shorted out and started smoking and the car would not shut off. I started to disconnect the battery and hit the the main gauge board with with the seat back. The low fuel board fel out of the main gauage board and the engine shut off. Go figure
