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Ted G
03-29-2023, 11:54 PM
Hello all, I am having some issues with my SpeedHut fuel gauge and/or sending unit. I am getting 16 - 158 ohms from the sending unit and I have calibrated the gauge to that range, but my gauge continues to read empty only. I have, as other suggested, tried other ranges and even tried the manual calibration, but nothing. I am thinking this must be a dead gauge. Lights come on, needle moves for the calibration, but then just goes back to "E". My tank is about 1/2 full too.
Any help or suggestions would be great!
Thank you,
TedG
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Ted G
03-30-2023, 01:22 AM
No need to reply. I found out that the "connector" that SpeedHut supplied for the sending wire had a three way connector, but only needed two wires and the Ron Francis harness also had three but only used two. The problem was that SpeedHut had the two ends used while the RF harness had two next to each other. So, my sending wire wasn't sending.
All good now!
I found the exact same issue with mine.182239
Ted G
03-30-2023, 10:00 AM
Yep, wish I would have caught that before I completed my dash !!! Luckily, my body is still off.
mmklaxer
06-11-2023, 07:48 PM
Yep, wish I would have caught that before I completed my dash !!! Luckily, my body is still off.
Curious how you corrected that condition. do you need a special tool to extract the wire and reroute to the outside position? I just checked mine and both the water temp and fuel level gauges have the same problem.
phileas_fogg
06-12-2023, 10:42 AM
You need either a jeweler's screw driver, a safety pin, or a special cylindrical tool depending on the connector type (the cylindrical tool is for weather-pak connectors).
The pin inside the connector has one or more tabs that spring out when the pin is fully pushed into the plastic body; those tabs "lock" the pin into place. An example can be found here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2239/5529/products/61c7acecac8900d00ddcffabd3b0edc6_ed67d489-e6ee-4acc-9fec-6ade40c77e50_1024x.jpg?v=1571653939
You use the tool to bend the tabs back towards the body of the pin, which allow you to pull the pin out. When it comes time to reinstall the pin, you pry those tabs away from the body & push the pin into place. It's harder to describe than it is to do it!
John
Mike.Bray
06-12-2023, 10:55 AM
No need to reply. I found out that the "connector" that SpeedHut supplied for the sending wire had a three way connector, but only needed two wires and the Ron Francis harness also had three but only used two. The problem was that SpeedHut had the two ends used while the RF harness had two next to each other. So, my sending wire wasn't sending.
All good now!
The technical term for that is "An airgap problem"
mmklaxer
06-12-2023, 11:56 AM
You need either a jeweler's screw driver, a safety pin, or a special cylindrical tool depending on the connector type (the cylindrical tool is for weather-pak connectors).
The pin inside the connector has one or more tabs that spring out when the pin is fully pushed into the plastic body; those tabs "lock" the pin into place. An example can be found here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2239/5529/products/61c7acecac8900d00ddcffabd3b0edc6_ed67d489-e6ee-4acc-9fec-6ade40c77e50_1024x.jpg?v=1571653939
You use the tool to bend the tabs back towards the body of the pin, which allow you to pull the pin out. When it comes time to reinstall the pin, you pry those tabs away from the body & push the pin into place. It's harder to describe than it is to do it!
John
AH, I get it. I have the weatherpak tool that I'm using for other applications. Maybe I'll get lucky and the same tool will work for these connectors....