Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:55:17 -0500 David ably typed: Can anyone point me exactly to the grounding point location for the fuel gauge sender on '89 2WD? I'm having trouble interpreting the drawing in Bentley, and the snow isn't conducive to rolling freely around under the beast just now. Any further info about the physical path of the line from panel to sender to ground, and where it might be accessible without dropping the tank, would be gratefully received. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" ------------------------------- David, I profess, at least a partial description that may relieve you from having to roll in the snow! As a digression, when did rolling in the snow stop being fun? Somewhere in my memory, this was once a very fun thing to do..... anyway..... The physical ground point for the gauge sender ('87 2WD confirmed) is located on the inside, driver's side Main longitudinal Frame-Rail. About halfway between the front/rear ends of the fuel tank. Machine-Screwed onto the lower flange of the Frame-Rail (top side of the lower-rail). My best recall says: this ground wire exits one of the (2-3) Wire-Looms that run along the inside of the left (drivers-side) Frame-Rail. Exits the loom, just behind the transverse rail, in front of the Fuel Tank. Both leads to the Sender exit the loom at this point. Two wires run directly to the Sender, the ground wire loops into and out of the loom at this same point. Page 97.8 in the Bentley does give a few hints to the location, I'm attempting to describe above. A possible confusion is the Bentley writes: "to ground point on *cross member*, from fuel gauge sender". From my best recall, the ground point is on the Main Frame-Rail, not the cross member. Again from an aging recall, this ground wire is not visible from below as the fuel tank blocks all access to this region along the Frame-Rail. This ground wire is accessible from above, reaching in through the Driver's Side Wheel Well.... amongst the fuel vent lines, a single brown wire covered with crusty undercoating will be found..... felt! Don't recall actually being able to see this wire (directly) from the wheel-well without the use of a mirror and additional lighting..... but one can feel it..... Gads, I gotta get a life!!!!!! Happy hunting David Regards Phil Z. '87 Westie Campbell River, BC -------------------------------- |
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