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beer monster

posted on 10/8/08 at 04:03 PM Reply With Quote
Durite fuel guage

hi gents
just connecting my durite fuel guage bought as package from cbs and cant get thing to work.checked and double checked wiring just seems to go off the scale towards empty.have tried removing sender and moving to full/empty but nothing. tried overlaying wiring still the same.tried swapping power and earth over just goes straight to full.knackered guage i guess?

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DRC INDY 7

posted on 10/8/08 at 04:08 PM Reply With Quote
do you have a earth from the tank sender unit to chassis earth





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beer monster

posted on 10/8/08 at 04:15 PM Reply With Quote
nope?on sender theres 1 connecton that goes straight to the guage?or do i need to do something else?
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posted on 10/8/08 at 04:16 PM Reply With Quote
you need to earth the sender to the chassis


on the fuel tank where the sender unit is fastened by the set screws you need to attatch the earth wire to 1 of the screws and the other end to the chassis

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beer monster

posted on 10/8/08 at 04:21 PM Reply With Quote
ok is this same connection that goes to guage.or do i earth top of sender where bolts into tank?sorry if im being a numpty.nothing mentioned in instruction about this.
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posted on 10/8/08 at 04:24 PM Reply With Quote
fuel gauge earth to chassis or earth in wiring loom that goes to chassis


fuel sender unit earth to chassis from 1 of the fixing screws





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beer monster

posted on 10/8/08 at 04:26 PM Reply With Quote
beauty cheers will try that tomorrow.
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posted on 10/8/08 at 04:28 PM Reply With Quote
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beer monster

posted on 10/8/08 at 05:53 PM Reply With Quote
Just tried it works atreat.
thanks for your help,was just about to try and send it back as broken bit.
thanks again
marc

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