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Gtbagstar

Member

• Apr 12, 2016

• #1

Hello everybody it been a while,
I've got a 1989 90 with a fuel gauge which has a mind of its own. It fine when it full of fuel but when it get a bit empty the gauge goes full to empty when turn or braking. Is this common and if so is there a fix, the sender unit is working fine.
Looking forward to your replies on fixing this problem
Cheers

 

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gse1986

Active Member

• Apr 12, 2016

• #2

Gtbagstar said:

Hello everybody it been a while,
I've got a 1989 90 with a fuel gauge which has a mind of its own. It fine when it full of fuel but when it get a bit empty the gauge goes full to empty when turn or braking. Is this common and if so is there a fix, the sender unit is working fine.
Looking forward to your replies on fixing this problem
Cheers

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How do you know the sender is working fine?

 

Marmaduke

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2016

• #3

Mine's exactly the same, the gauge is all over the place but the fuel light works fine, I believe it's either an earthing problem with the gauge or the gauge itself. I've just put it down to a Defender trait that I'll sort when everything else is fixed

 

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gse1986

Active Member

• Apr 12, 2016

• #4

Fair enough - mine was all over the place too -got a new sender and putting a electric meter across it, the old one is jumping around all over everywhere and the new one is perfect - resistance goes up/down correctly as I move the float.

Granted I haven't tested it on the guage yet - landy is still being rebuilt, but I'm hopeful that it will work correctly again.

 

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Gtbagstar

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #5

gse1986 said:

How do you know the sender is working fine?

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When I took it out and put the multimeter on it the resistance goes up and down when the float is moved so I believe it ok