CJ fuel guage questions
Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two
lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. Allen Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's isolated center post. The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has good contacts. To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up as FULL on your gauge. No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is bad. |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
This test appears to be intended for a system where the gauge is stuck on
empty, and you want to know why. In that case you already know that something is bad, right? Earle <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:U7_qb.488$zc1.312@fe3.columbus.rr.com... > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > Allen > > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > isolated center post. > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > good contacts. > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > as FULL on your gauge. > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > bad. > > > |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
This test appears to be intended for a system where the gauge is stuck on
empty, and you want to know why. In that case you already know that something is bad, right? Earle <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:U7_qb.488$zc1.312@fe3.columbus.rr.com... > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > Allen > > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > isolated center post. > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > good contacts. > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > as FULL on your gauge. > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > bad. > > > |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
This test appears to be intended for a system where the gauge is stuck on
empty, and you want to know why. In that case you already know that something is bad, right? Earle <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:U7_qb.488$zc1.312@fe3.columbus.rr.com... > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > Allen > > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > isolated center post. > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > good contacts. > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > as FULL on your gauge. > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > bad. > > > |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
So did you ground the wire at the tank to see if the gauge and
connection are good? God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote: > > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > Allen > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > isolated center post. > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > good contacts. > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > as FULL on your gauge. > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > bad. |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
So did you ground the wire at the tank to see if the gauge and
connection are good? God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote: > > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > Allen > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > isolated center post. > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > good contacts. > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > as FULL on your gauge. > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > bad. |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
So did you ground the wire at the tank to see if the gauge and
connection are good? God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote: > > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > Allen > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > isolated center post. > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > good contacts. > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > as FULL on your gauge. > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > bad. |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
I'd be curious if you find an answer to this. Mine is stuck also, but on
'F' rather than 'E' and I'm not sure where to begin figuring out the problem. "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FAC75FA.5F357609@cox.net... > So did you ground the wire at the tank to see if the gauge and > connection are good? > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote: > > > > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > > Allen > > > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > > isolated center post. > > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > > good contacts. > > > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > > as FULL on your gauge. > > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > > bad. |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
I'd be curious if you find an answer to this. Mine is stuck also, but on
'F' rather than 'E' and I'm not sure where to begin figuring out the problem. "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FAC75FA.5F357609@cox.net... > So did you ground the wire at the tank to see if the gauge and > connection are good? > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote: > > > > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > > Allen > > > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > > isolated center post. > > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > > good contacts. > > > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > > as FULL on your gauge. > > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > > bad. |
Re: CJ fuel guage questions
I'd be curious if you find an answer to this. Mine is stuck also, but on
'F' rather than 'E' and I'm not sure where to begin figuring out the problem. "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message news:3FAC75FA.5F357609@cox.net... > So did you ground the wire at the tank to see if the gauge and > connection are good? > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote: > > > > Got this from a good web site someone recommended here. Read the last two > > lines for testing. It says in a nut shell, if the guage does not move from > > empty, the guage is bad. The next line then says if it does move, the sender > > is bad. So if I do this test it reads damned if you do and damned if you > > don't. Do the test and the needle should or shouldn't move. If it does, the > > sender is bad. If it doens't the guage is bad. So either way this test will > > find something bad. I don't get it. Anyone know of a more simple test for > > the sender and the guage??? I'm totally confused by this one. > > Allen > > > > Testing the Fuel Sender unit on a CJ > > > > The sender should have one wire (pink) with voltage from the sensor's > > isolated center post. > > The tab style connector and wire is a ground to the frame. Make sure it has > > good contacts. > > > > To be sure the problem is not the gauge, you can momentarily short the > > (pink) wire on the output of the sender to ground, and this should show up > > as FULL on your gauge. > > No resistance at all will peg the needle FULL (the whole 12 volts). > > DO NOT hold it long in this position - just touch it and release. > > If the gauge does not move from EMPTY either the gauge's wiring has an open > > circuit (no voltage, or no connection to ground) or he gauge and/or its > > voltage regulator is bad. If it does move, the sender unit or its wiring is > > bad. |
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