Hi,
my fuel gauge isnt working any ideas its not worked since ive had the car but im going to be putting her back on the road soon so it would be nice to get it working.
thanks for help
mark
mines isnt working either(well might have cured it)
someone has fitted white colour changing dials to it and i think they have played about with the needles.
i took dash to bits and had a play about and think its fixed just need to out fuel back in it tomorrow.
let me know how you get on mate i think my dash has been out in the past
turned out to be an earthing problem at the back.
working oknow just need to check see if the neddle has been put back on right.
where abouts on the back mate so i can check my one
hi its in the boot under neath the carpet,on the left hand side.
should be a metal plate with 4 screws in it.
under that is a white multi plug with 4 connections.
check the earth thats on top of the fuel pump plate that might be broken,
i just earthed mine of the threaded bolt sticking up out the boot just now to see if it was that.
hope this helps
Cheers mate i will have a look
let me know how u get on
checked the earth in the back still no joy any ideas anyone. when i disconnected the earth the needle did drop down below the empty mark. i put £30 worth of fuel in it just to make sure it did have some in it and the needle doesnt move.
help anyone !!!!
Quote from: blackrexwhen i disconnected the earth the needle did drop down below the empty mark. i put £30 worth of fuel in it just to make sure it did have some in it and the needle doesnt move.
I\'d try swapping the gauge next I think.
You\'ll need a mate to borrow a working gauge from or get one off here or ebay.
If the fuel pump has been changed then it could be the float that\'s misaligned on the fuel pump cradle itself. It clips into place but can come unstuck if the pump has been removed and it\'s not refitted properly. I had problems with mine when I removed it; check the electrics first but bear this in mind if it\'s never worked in the first place.
i think the electrics are fine where abouts am i looking for the fuel pump cradle
Thanks for your help
the oval panel the earth line is tagged to on top of the tank, thats the access hatch the the pumps, sender and float, best to check both sender and float. Make sure the float has good free travel and the sender adjusts the signal according to movement. This should pinpoint your problem
Mikey,
Are they the CRUISE guages? the ones with the red and blue lit rings and numbers that you can change etc?
If so, I have the same, they can be a pain and mine were not wired in well at all (I despise scotchlocks!), if you get any issues its normally the control box wiring into the light feed.
Taken it all apart to night and it turns out that the arm which goes up and down didnt have a bladder on it to make it float on further investigation i found the bladder just floating around in the fuel tank. Im going to reattach it tomo as it got dark tonight i will let you now how i get on.
Yep, that\'ll do it!!!! lol
I love simple fixes, glad you found it fella!!!
best of luck with it guy.
thats it sorted well happy reattached the bladder and the fuel gauge now works fine happy days.
thanks for the help
Good stuff, I luv it when a plan comes together (to coin my lead inspirations catchphrase lol) did you notice any reason for it coming free? or any punctures, cracks etc when you fished it out?
nothing wrong with it mate . not sure if its had a fuel pump in the past and when theyve put the whole thing back they knocked it off i dont no. very strange!! thats another job of the list of things to do on my rex.
lol the list will always be endless, you can always find something to do on an FD, even if its mods and not repairs!!!