There was an article in the Dime Quarterly
<http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/>, one of last year's issues I believe,
that outlined how to adjust a fuel gauge sending unit, based on adding
resistor(s) after the measuring the actual range of resistance of a sending
unit, comparing that to the "standard" value, etc. IIRC, it was a straight
forward process.
Couldn't find it with a quick DQ site search, but Sebastian Hill, DQ
editor/publisher, might point you toward the right back issue.
HTH,
Ron
>James Ross
> I have a feeling that the actual gauge can be adjusted.... can anybody
> say for sure before i start pulling things apart (yet again! :) )?
>> Marko Lahtinen :
>> I took my fuel gauge and the sender from the tank to a
>> local instrument shop. They recalibrated them for me.
>> He did not suggest it was a difficult job at all.
>> Thus I think the sender can be adjusted somehow.
>>> James Ross
>>> The fuel gauge on my 1500 (early) always reads high.
>>> When full, it
>>> reads
>>> over full, and when empty, it reads at about a
>>> quarter. As i am running
>>> fuel injection with a surge tank, there is no
>>> spluttering warning from
>>> the car, and as soon as it runs out of fuel, it cost
>>> me about $50 for a
>>> new (secondhand) efi pump.
>>> Unlike later cars, it appears that the sender cannot
>>> be adjusted short
>>> of bending the float rod. Is there meant to be a
>>> resistor inline on
>>> these earlier cars (there isn't as far as i can tell)?
>>> If so, which one
>>> should i get?
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