[Healeys] Fuel gauge reading full at all times

[Bob Haskell]

Bruce,

Sounds like you need to check the harness from the sender to the gauge. 
Resistance should be close to zero.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

On 09/24/2017 12:38 AM, Bruce Steele wrote:
> Thanks Roland.  I should have also mentioned that I have a ground wire 
> from the collar of the sending unit to the frame.  But I also did not 
> check that it was a good ground at this point.  It was previously.
> 
> Bruce Steele
> 
> Brea, CA
> 
> 1960 BN7
> 
> *From:* Roland Wilhelmy [mailto:sentenac.rw at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:33 PM
> *To:* Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fuel gauge reading full at all times
> 
> Bad ground connection to sender would look like high ohm connection and 
> give you a 'full' reading. That's my guess anyhow
> 
> -Roland0
> 
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> 
> *From: *Bruce Steele
> 
> *Sent: *Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:27 PM
> 
> *To: *'Healey List'
> 
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Fuel gauge reading full at all times
> 
> After the harness meltdown, which impacted the battery lead to the fuel 
> gauge, the gauge has read full and there is currently about ¼ in the 
> tank.  The gauge has been checked twice and pronounced OK.  Today I 
> bypassed the tank-sender wire with a jumper, same result—reading full.  
> I removed the sender and bench tested the resistance and got 2 ohms with 
> the float fully down and around 70 ohms with the float lifted to 
> approximately where it would be in a full tank.  From what I can find 
> online this is in range.  So I’m stumped as to why the gauge is reading 
> full.  Thoughts?
> 
> Bruce Steele
> 
> Brea, CA
> 
> 1960 BN7
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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