Guest

Yeah! Seems like the guage wants to go to full when the key is turned..hang
there a few seconds...then drop down to where it should be. Strange. So
everything looks good so far. I'll test it when I go fill up the tank and
see if it registers any different.
Allen


"JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:wWJEb.25395$Q91.1385@news01.roc.ny...
> Any progress here?
> JimG
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:RZsDb.917$Pd2.67@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Alright...I'm so damn frustrated I feel like taking my .45 to my Jeep!
My
> CJ
> > was in need of a new fuel gauge. I tried grounding the wire and couldn't
> get
> > the darn thing to move no matter what. I checked the ohms on the sender
> and
> > get about 20 ohms on a more than 1/2 tank...seems okay there. It's an
> > aftermarket gauge so I'm not sure if the posts are switched around. To
be
> > safe I also bought a new temp gauge also. So tonight I hooked everything
> up,
> > turned the key and the needle spiked on the fuel gauge. I turned the key
> > back because I didn't want to blow the gauge...I know I don't have a
> > completely full tank. I changed the wires on the back of the fuel gauge,
> > turned the key and same thing. I pulled the pink wire off and grounded
it
> to
> > check the ohms again on the sender. I left it off and started the jeep
to
> > see if the temp gauge worked. Again without the pink wire on...the fuel
> > gauge spiked. I reach up under to pull the hot wire and got some sparks.
> Now
> > I'm not sure if the damn new gauge is toast or not. I quit after that.
Any
> > insight to this $%#@! problem?
> > Thanks!
> > Allen
> >
> >
>
>

Guest

Yeah! Seems like the guage wants to go to full when the key is turned..hang
there a few seconds...then drop down to where it should be. Strange. So
everything looks good so far. I'll test it when I go fill up the tank and
see if it registers any different.
Allen


"JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:wWJEb.25395$Q91.1385@news01.roc.ny...
> Any progress here?
> JimG
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:RZsDb.917$Pd2.67@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > Alright...I'm so damn frustrated I feel like taking my .45 to my Jeep!
My
> CJ
> > was in need of a new fuel gauge. I tried grounding the wire and couldn't
> get
> > the darn thing to move no matter what. I checked the ohms on the sender
> and
> > get about 20 ohms on a more than 1/2 tank...seems okay there. It's an
> > aftermarket gauge so I'm not sure if the posts are switched around. To
be
> > safe I also bought a new temp gauge also. So tonight I hooked everything
> up,
> > turned the key and the needle spiked on the fuel gauge. I turned the key
> > back because I didn't want to blow the gauge...I know I don't have a
> > completely full tank. I changed the wires on the back of the fuel gauge,
> > turned the key and same thing. I pulled the pink wire off and grounded
it
> to
> > check the ohms again on the sender. I left it off and started the jeep
to
> > see if the temp gauge worked. Again without the pink wire on...the fuel
> > gauge spiked. I reach up under to pull the hot wire and got some sparks.
> Now
> > I'm not sure if the damn new gauge is toast or not. I quit after that.
Any
> > insight to this $%#@! problem?
> > Thanks!
> > Allen
> >
> >
>
>