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Date:         Fri, 5 Jan 96 16:19:20 gmt
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From:         Andy Erskine <a.c.erskine@lut.ac.uk>
Subject:      Re: Flaky fuel gauge

>Maybe You can help me with mine then.. I replace the float on mine, >replaced the fuel gauge and voltage stablizier, and still refuses to >work.. but, if I take the float out of the tank and ground the top of the >sender, I can make it work just fine.. So I figured, bad ground, right? >So I did the same thing when it was in the tank, and still wouldn't >work.. It would just always read full... :(

If it reads full I think that means there is a ground somewhere where there shouldn't be, like you say. Have you checked the circuit with a multimeter? If it all checks out OK, maybe something's obstructing the float when it's in the tank.

Andy E.

A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk


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