[TR] fuel gage

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

The classic test is to remove the wire from the sending unit and ground it 
and see if the gauge moves.  If it does it eliminates just about everything 
else in the circuit including the wire run from the tank.

Odds are it is the sending unit.  That is the most common failure.  Either 
that or the electrical connections.  Check them as well.  That would be the 
cheap fix if that is what it is.  There is the connection to the tank and 
the ground connection.  Both are important.

Dave

In a message dated 11/18/2012 9:11:54 PM Central Standard Time, 
dave at ranteer.com writes: 
> hi, all.
> 
> wiring diagram says power goes from the ignition switch to the fuse to the
> voltage stabilizer
> 
> from the voltage stabilizer to both the temp gage and the fuel gage
> 
> from the fuel gage to the tank sending unit to ground.
> 
> the temp gage works, so its not the fuse or the voltage stabilizer, right?
> 
> could be the gage or the sending unit.
> 
> I should get power (what b about 11 volts?) to the gage, and then check 
> the
> sending unit.
> 
> so I can test the gage by grounding it directly?  and seeing if it moves,
> which it doesnbt at all.