- 1. Fuel Gauge Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 13:36:25 +0000
- Dear All, My fuel gauge in my '77 Spitfire 1500 stopped working the other day, and I have just been trying to trace the fault. I am completely confused by my findings: With Ignition ON - Steady 12V a
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- 2. Re: Fuel Gauge Woes (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@COX.NET>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:34:11 -0500
- ATB, For starters, I don't think you should have a steady 12V at the meter. There is usually a voltage stablizer bolted to the back of either the speedo or tach that is supposed to keep the voltage a
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- 3. Re: Fuel Gauge Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:50:08 -0500
- You CAN get replacement floats more cheaply than the entire unit. Check out www.rdent.com But if the unit is more than a decade old you might as well replace the entire thing. Doug Braun '72 Spit
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- 4. Fuel Gauge Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:53:45 +0000
- Dear All, Very many thanks to all of those who provided such excellent advice. I have now confirmed that the gauge and wiring are fine, and that the problem lies within the sender. Given that it was
- /html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00038.html (7,276 bytes)
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