Smokey, now that you've tried everything else, one thing you might
consider.....switch to propane! :D
Good luck getting the gauge fixed!
Tom Caperton
'47 2nd 3100
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, July 08, 1999 10:13 PM
>One final cry for help before throwing in the towel. I'm on my 5th gas
>gauge, and just unpacked my second sending unit from Chevy Duty. So far
>nothing close to working gas gauge.
>
>Question on the sending unit:
>
>How can I tell if the sending unit is working? When I hook up the ohm
>meter, with one lead to the terminal and one to the sending unit for a
>ground, I get an indication of continuity, but there is no variation when I
>move the float up and down. This is the same thing that happened with the
>previous sending unit, that I thought was bad. Is there a way to hook it
up
>so that when I move the float up and down, the ohm meter will correspond?
>
>Question on the gauge:
>
>My ohm meter shows continuity from one post to the other. Does this mean
>the gauge is good? Before I buy yet another gauge, can I hook up my new
>sending unit to another gauge, and somehow see if it is going to work once
>it's installed in the truck?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Smokey
>'50 3600 5-window (The one with the gas can in the back)
>
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