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Offline 73ratrod

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gas gauge
« 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?
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Offline jaredts

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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #1 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.

Offline 73ratrod

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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #2 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
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Offline txchainsawgogi

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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 10:37:21 pm »
are you sure youre not actually going zero miles an hour?




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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #4 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.

Offline 73ratrod

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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #5 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
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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2011, 03:04:37 am »
Fuel gauge doesnt have that many wires.

Offline 73ratrod

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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2011, 04:44:29 pm »
i found it ima have to fallow it all the way up
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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #8 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.

Offline 73ratrod

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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2011, 09:26:29 pm »
can i just run any new wire or does it have to see a special kind??
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Re: gas gauge
« Reply #10 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.
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