Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 19:52:39 -0800
Reply-To: Philip Zimmerman <philzimm1@OBERON.ARK.COM>
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From: Philip Zimmerman <philzimm1@OBERON.ARK.COM>
Subject: Fuel gauge sender ground location
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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"
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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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