Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Hello all,

I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
thought it was my gauge.

I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.

I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
trying that.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
inside the tube it sits in.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> thought it was my gauge.
>
> I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
>
> I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> trying that.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
inside the tube it sits in.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> thought it was my gauge.
>
> I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
>
> I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> trying that.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
inside the tube it sits in.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> thought it was my gauge.
>
> I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
>
> I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> trying that.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Thanks BIll,

It seems lke the shop does want to do too much more with this fuel
pump....I am not sure I am happy with their service.

Is it a relatively easy procedure to extract the fuel pump?

THanks,

LTK



L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
> inside the tube it sits in.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> > is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> > supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> > thought it was my gauge.
> >
> > I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> > pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> > gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> > from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> > I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> > ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> > circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
> >
> > I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> > have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> > trying that.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Thanks BIll,

It seems lke the shop does want to do too much more with this fuel
pump....I am not sure I am happy with their service.

Is it a relatively easy procedure to extract the fuel pump?

THanks,

LTK



L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
> inside the tube it sits in.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> > is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> > supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> > thought it was my gauge.
> >
> > I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> > pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> > gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> > from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> > I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> > ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> > circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
> >
> > I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> > have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> > trying that.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Thanks BIll,

It seems lke the shop does want to do too much more with this fuel
pump....I am not sure I am happy with their service.

Is it a relatively easy procedure to extract the fuel pump?

THanks,

LTK



L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
> inside the tube it sits in.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> > is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> > supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> > thought it was my gauge.
> >
> > I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> > pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> > gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> > from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> > I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> > ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> > circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
> >
> > I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> > have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> > trying that.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Thanks BIll,

It seems lke the shop does want to do too much more with this fuel
pump....I am not sure I am happy with their service.

Is it a relatively easy procedure to extract the fuel pump?

THanks,

LTK



L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
> inside the tube it sits in.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> > is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> > supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> > thought it was my gauge.
> >
> > I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> > pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> > gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> > from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> > I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> > ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> > circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
> >
> > I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> > have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> > trying that.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Thanks BIll,

It seems lke the shop does want to do too much more with this fuel
pump....I am not sure I am happy with their service.

Is it a relatively easy procedure to extract the fuel pump?

THanks,

LTK



L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
> inside the tube it sits in.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> > is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> > supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> > thought it was my gauge.
> >
> > I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> > pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> > gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> > from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> > I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> > ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> > circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
> >
> > I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> > have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> > trying that.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > LTK

Re: Problem with Fuel Gauge...need advice
 

Thanks BIll,

It seems lke the shop does want to do too much more with this fuel
pump....I am not sure I am happy with their service.

Is it a relatively easy procedure to extract the fuel pump?

THanks,

LTK



L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Have them pull the pump, and next time wiggle the float back down
> inside the tube it sits in.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> ltkaknm@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I recently had a new fuel pump put in my 90 4.0L XJ and my fuel gauge
> > is not working. I took it back to the shop that installed and they
> > supposedly checked it out with another gauge which worked so they
> > thought it was my gauge.
> >
> > I went to the junkyard and got 2 fuel gauges from a 90 and an 88 XJ. I
> > pulled out my instrument cluster and installed them and nothing....the
> > gauge goes all the way past Full to horizontal! I pulled the connector
> > from the sending unit and it did not go to Full as it should, and then
> > I read an Alldata that the harness wires #15 and 17 should read 0-88
> > ohms and it did. The only thing I can think now is that the plastic
> > circuit board thing on the back of the cluster is bad.
> >
> > I am thinking about taking it to the dealer but that could be $$$$$. I
> > have also contemplated getting a whole cluster from another rig and
> > trying that.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > LTK