Fuel gauge not working

[blackrex]

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

[mikeyh]

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.

[blackrex]

let me know how you get on mate i think my dash has been out in the past

[mikeyh]

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.

[blackrex]

where abouts on the back mate so i can check my one

[mikeyh]

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

[blackrex]

Cheers mate i will have a look

[mikeyh]

let me know how u get on

[blackrex]

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.

[blackrex]

help anyone !!!!

[Red and Single]

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.

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.

[memski]

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.

[blackrex]

i think the electrics are fine where abouts am i looking for the fuel pump cradle
Thanks for your help

[Shyne]

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.

[blackrex]

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.