On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:44 -0400, "Jeepinit"
wrote:

Yes access to the sending unit is easy. I ran a direct jumper to the unit
from the gauge with no improvements.

Any Ideas?

If you put a voltmeter across the sending unit do you get a reading?
The sender is basically a variable resistor so there should be some
voltage there unless the wiring is open some place else.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:44 -0400, "Jeepinit"
wrote:

Yes access to the sending unit is easy. I ran a direct jumper to the unit
from the gauge with no improvements.

Any Ideas?

If you put a voltmeter across the sending unit do you get a reading?
The sender is basically a variable resistor so there should be some
voltage there unless the wiring is open some place else.


Hook a ground wire to the engine and briefly touch the other end to the wire
that you just ran to the sender. The gauge should jump to full. Ignition
switch on obviously. If that works your problem is the sender or the tank
ground is bad.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:56:01 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:44 -0400, "Jeepinit"
wrote:

Yes access to the sending unit is easy. I ran a direct jumper to the unit
from the gauge with no improvements.

Any Ideas?

If you put a voltmeter across the sending unit do you get a reading?
The sender is basically a variable resistor so there should be some
voltage there unless the wiring is open some place else.

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

Casady

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady


Fluke makes good meters. I still manage to blow them up though.
My favorite is still my Simpson 260 that somehow was mistakenly packed in my
personal stuff when I left the Navy.
Still works fine, 31 years later.

Eisboch

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:29:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady


Fluke makes good meters. I still manage to blow them up though.
My favorite is still my Simpson 260 that somehow was mistakenly packed in my
personal stuff when I left the Navy.
Still works fine, 31 years later.

Got two of them.

Best VOM EVAH...

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:02:20 -0400, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:29:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady


Fluke makes good meters. I still manage to blow them up though.
My favorite is still my Simpson 260 that somehow was mistakenly packed in my
personal stuff when I left the Navy.
Still works fine, 31 years later.

Got two of them.

Best VOM EVAH...

Oh, I might add I also had a Fluke - past tense.

Didn't like it - sold it.

Gimme good old analog meters anyday.

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

Simpson 260 - best VOM EVAH!!!