Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:32:16 -0800
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Philip Zimmerman
<philzimm1@oberon.ark.com> wrote:
> 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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> 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!!!!!!
Ok.
So P 97.127 in Bentley shows the fuel sender ground at "29" which is
"near Digifant control unit". A misprint? Or is my Vanagon
"geography" off?
Here's a pic of my '81. I moved the fuel sender ground wire forward
when I had the gas tank out, but am almost certain it's the ground
wire in question.
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FuelLevelSenderGround.jpg/FuelLevelSenderGround-full;init:.jpg
Is this near where you found your wire Phil?
Neil.
--
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
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