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Re: Ford truck fuel gage..empty?
Bob wrote:
> "fireater" <rjonese.removehere.@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>>Bob wrote:
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>>>"fireater" <rjonese.removehere.@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:6ebuf.7966$tl.3641@pd7tw3no...
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>>>>Lynn Coffelt wrote:
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>>>>> Friends 1998 Ford diesel powerstroke 250 with dual fuel tanks has a
>>>>>problem with one tank's fuel gage. It reads empty all the time, even
>>>>>when
>>>>>the tank is full.
>>>>> Question is, should I be looking for a short or an open? Is the
>>>>>fuel
>>>>>transmitter a float activated rheostat like in the olden days, or???????
>>>>> Any tips are appreciated before I bundle up and brave the wind and
>>>>>snow
>>>>>to check it out.
>>>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>>>Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>step one:
>>>> disconnect the wire at the tank and check for power by shorting it to
>>>>ground .... does gauge go to full?
>>>
>>>
>>>You're bass ackwards here. If the wire is grounded it will go to empty
>>>and an open circuit will go past full.
>>> Bob
>>
>>since when on a ford is it wired like a chevy? what year did this happen?
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> Well, I never said they were "wired like a Chevy" but yea, an open circuit
> will cause the fuel gauge to go over full. Been that way for a long time
> too.
> Bob
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>
umm mt 79 ford isnt
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