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Title: gas gauge
Post by: 73ratrod on May 03, 2011, 09:49:37 pm
my gas gauge and speed o meter use to half ass work but all of a suddon they both stoped the gas gauge reads empty and my speedo is allways at zero i change out the line once befor for the speedo that goes from my dash to my tranny but it has  stoped spinning any ideas?
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: jaredts on May 03, 2011, 09:57:16 pm
Speedometer gear in the tranny probably on the speedometer.  Gas gage should be unrelated--wiring, sending unit, gage itself.  Can't think of any reason for them to both stop except coincidence.
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: 73ratrod on May 03, 2011, 10:33:14 pm
ya i was thinkin the gas gauge hit somthin and shorted it out ill have to re run a new wire
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: txchainsawgogi on May 03, 2011, 10:37:21 pm
are you sure youre not actually going zero miles an hour?




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Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: beastie_3 on May 03, 2011, 11:26:31 pm
There is a wiring diagram in the tech section, start tracing wires. It will be easier than you think.
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: 73ratrod on May 04, 2011, 01:43:36 am
i got so many wires that go no were its a pain
i have to use my tac to determan my speed
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: beastie_3 on May 04, 2011, 03:04:37 am
Fuel gauge doesnt have that many wires.
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: 73ratrod on May 04, 2011, 04:44:29 pm
i found it ima have to fallow it all the way up
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: beastie_3 on May 04, 2011, 05:47:01 pm
ya its not too hard, it should be its own plug and harness, well, on mine with dual tanks it is.
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: 73ratrod on May 04, 2011, 09:26:29 pm
can i just run any new wire or does it have to see a special kind??
Title: Re: gas gauge
Post by: bake74 on May 06, 2011, 10:01:21 am
     It has to be the correct gauge wire, see what you have now and replace with the same.