The fuel gauge stays at a half tank. Doesn't matter if the tank is full or empty. Car had sat for three years. Any suggestions of what the fault would be. I am thinking the sending unit float is stuck at that position. Haven't done a ohms check or ground yet. Didn't want to remove the dash at this time or pull the sending unit.
Fuel Gauge 1966
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Re: Fuel Gauge 1966
The fuel gauge stays at a half tank. Doesn't matter if the tank is full or empty. Car had sat for three years. Any suggestions of what the fault would be. I am thinking the sending unit float is stuck at that position. Haven't done a ohms check or ground yet. Didn't want to remove the dash at this time or pull the sending unit.
Most likely, it's as you surmise. You should be able to reach into the tank to feel the float position. However, it might require removing the filler neck. This is quite easy. A new filler-to-tank gasket is probably in order, anyway.In Appreciation of John Hinckley- Top
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The C2 fuel gauge/sender arrangement is kind of unique....it uses a powered sending unit to create a voltage divider circuit...the float 'picks off' the voltage that the gauge reacts to and produces the level indications. To wit, testing these is a bit trickier than a C1/C3 setup. 1/2 way through this MS-Word article are some methods for on-car and off-car testing (which requires a 100 ohm potentiometer)...Attached Files- Top
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Typically when the sender goes bad it reads half tank so odd are sender is kaput Common problem My tanker reads 1/2 full and I am not going to pull the tank again to fix it again so I speak from some experienceFounder - Carolinas Chapter NCRS- Top
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Yes, Jimmy has it right. If you will notice, new gas gauges for C2s are at 1/2 in the box, totally disconnected. So the problem is more than likely the sending unit, that's the bad news. The good news is that it is much easier to replace a sending unit than a gauge in a C2 cluster.Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico- Top
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I think that just means your gauge is working, if you were to ground the brown wire from the sending unit, it will probably read full. You could check the pink wire to make sure you have 12V there, most likely you do. You can check the black ground wire too to make sure it is grounded. However, it seems to show all the signs of a non-working sending unit.Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico- Top
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Good luck! I wish I could order one for mine that is not working, but alas they do not reproduce them ('64 big tank). So I will have to pull the cover, a nasty job, and pull the old one to be rebuilt by probably the only guy in the country that does that. It will be more expense than you are looking at, but your undertaking here has inspired me to do it soon.Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico- Top
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