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fuel gauge question #1
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, Va, USA	Posted: September 15, 2012 11:46AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,745

When I turn the ignition on the fuel gauge goes all the way to the full side. Normally that would be a good thing but its not hooked up to the sender. Do I need to switch the wires around on the gauge?

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Re: fuel gauge question #2
73midget Chris Edwards Texas, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII	Posted: September 15, 2012 12:01PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 1,034

probably just means your unconnected wire found a ground contact somewhere. The sender unit controls the ground (neg) side of the circuit.

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Re: fuel gauge question #3
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, Va, USA	Posted: September 15, 2012 02:01PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,745

The sender wire is just laying on the floor under the car.

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73midget Chris Edwards Texas, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII	Posted: September 15, 2012 02:27PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 1,034

where is the other wire that connects to it? that's the part that is getting + current from the wiring harness, if it is able to make a connection to grounded metal, that would complete the circuit and the gauge would read as full.

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Re: fuel gauge question #5
refisk Rick Fisk Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite 1979 MG Midget 1500 "Party Midget"	Posted: September 15, 2012 02:50PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 2,369

The gauge is receiving a full 12 volts and wants to see the sending unit.

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