Aftermarket gauges
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From: Euharlee georgia
Aftermarket gauges
Have a 92 was wanting to make my own gauge panel because my lcd screen is screwed, only issue is gas gauge, way I understand it it's not a regular unit and runs through the ccm. Any way to hook up a aftermarket fuel gauge? Thanks in advance
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fix your LCD screen with help from batee.com. or have them do it for you.
The computer uses that information. If you put another gauge in place of it will not have that data. If you hook both up it might alter the readings.
The computer uses that information. If you put another gauge in place of it will not have that data. If you hook both up it might alter the readings.
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fix your LCD screen with help from batee.com. or have them do it for you.
The computer uses that information. If you put another gauge in place of it will not have that data. If you hook both up it might alter the readings.
The computer uses that information. If you put another gauge in place of it will not have that data. If you hook both up it might alter the readings.
not a big fan of the lcd anyway.
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Thanks but I'll pass on the lcd, make my own gauge cluster, I'll figure it out, all it is is signals, might have to put a diffrent sender in the tank for it to work but shouldn't be hard. Just thought maybe someone had done it already and save me a little thinking and wire chasing. But luckily for me I work at chevy dealer and have gm creditials to access the schematics on.the car.
not a big fan of the lcd anyway.
not a big fan of the lcd anyway.
When you set this up you need to move the float all the way down, then middle and then up all the way to program it. It's best to do this by adding fuel to the tank instead of by hand. That way the gauge will be more accurate to real life conditions.
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The sending unit in the tank for fuel level is just a variable resistor. The ohm range that GM used for fuel level changed over the years. In my 84 the factory float was 90-0 ohm. Mine didn't work very well. So I swapped in one from a 2000 S10 that I had laying around. It's ohm range was around 255-35 ohm if I remember right. Anyway most aftermarket gauges are set by default for 0-90 ohm. This is backwards of the stock sending unit and my S10 float wasn't the correct range for the Intellitronix fuel gauge I put in the car. So I used this. Fuel Gauge to Sender Ohm Range Converter This lets you use any float with any aftermarket gauge. It also lets you tune the signal to be way more accurate than the stock setup. I'm on year 5 with mine and it works great.
When you set this up you need to move the float all the way down, then middle and then up all the way to program it. It's best to do this by adding fuel to the tank instead of by hand. That way the gauge will be more accurate to real life conditions.
When you set this up you need to move the float all the way down, then middle and then up all the way to program it. It's best to do this by adding fuel to the tank instead of by hand. That way the gauge will be more accurate to real life conditions.
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No problem.
Something to try before buying anything is to use a multi meter and ohm the factory sending unit from your car. I have no idea when GM changed the ohm output for each sender by year. You might get lucky and have the proper output for the gauge you plan on using. But if not then just get that converter. But I would check it first. No sense spending the money if you don't have to. Also some aftermarket gauges are adjustable for different sending units. The Intellitronix gauge I have is adjustable but didn't have a setting for the S10 sender, so I still needed the converter.
Something to try before buying anything is to use a multi meter and ohm the factory sending unit from your car. I have no idea when GM changed the ohm output for each sender by year. You might get lucky and have the proper output for the gauge you plan on using. But if not then just get that converter. But I would check it first. No sense spending the money if you don't have to. Also some aftermarket gauges are adjustable for different sending units. The Intellitronix gauge I have is adjustable but didn't have a setting for the S10 sender, so I still needed the converter.
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No problem.
Something to try before buying anything is to use a multi meter and ohm the factory sending unit from your car. I have no idea when GM changed the ohm output for each sender by year. You might get lucky and have the proper output for the gauge you plan on using. But if not then just get that converter. But I would check it first. No sense spending the money if you don't have to. Also some aftermarket gauges are adjustable for different sending units. The Intellitronix gauge I have is adjustable but didn't have a setting for the S10 sender, so I still needed the converter.
Something to try before buying anything is to use a multi meter and ohm the factory sending unit from your car. I have no idea when GM changed the ohm output for each sender by year. You might get lucky and have the proper output for the gauge you plan on using. But if not then just get that converter. But I would check it first. No sense spending the money if you don't have to. Also some aftermarket gauges are adjustable for different sending units. The Intellitronix gauge I have is adjustable but didn't have a setting for the S10 sender, so I still needed the converter.
