[TR] Lying Fuel Gauge

[Wbeech]

Bill,
Check the ground at the gauge before you go any further, also you did not
mention the ground wire at the tank, it needs to be there too.  Typically,
the gauge is self-grounded through the instrument plate but I found running
a ground wire from the thumb screw to the grounding post to be more stable.


Before you buy parts, remove the gauge and float then test it on the bench
to be sure.

My gauge read 3/4 when full and the second it hits "E", you best plan on
pushing it to the station.

Bill

Bill Beecher
'58 TR3A TS/30766L "Tarbaby"
'62 TR3B TCF/2549L " Aunt B" (in rehab)
www.triumphowners.com/1566
'68 Land Rover Series IIa 88" "The Beast"
"If you think you have everything under control... You're driving too slow"
M.Andretti



-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Wise
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:30 PM
To: William Pugh
Cc: TR3/6
Subject: Re: [TR] Lying Fuel Gauge

My dowel-pin dip-stick fuel gauge works fine, 3very time I use it!  :-)

John

On  15 Oct, 2012, at 3:16 PM, William Pugh <anabil007 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Why can't these "simple" machines, just be "simple" to fix?
>
> 	1957 TR3, the fuel gauge is lying on me b& claims to be FULL, but
the
engine
> said "EMPTY" !  If the float had sunk it should say empty b& right?
>
> If you remove the hot (green) wire the gauge should read empty??   Still
reads
> full.  Correct voltage to the green wire.  So b& must be a faulty sensor
??
>
> Innocent minds would like to know before we start ordering parts.
>
>
> Thanks for your time b&
>
>
>
> "Life is too short to drive boring cars"
>
> Bill Pugh
> 1957 TR3 "Casper"p;
> TS16765L
> Wallace, CA
> anabil007 at comcast.net
>
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