My gas guage doesn't work on my 1972 ford f250?
We took the dashboard apart already and everything seems good
I would suspect your sender unit in the fuel tank. It a variable resistor, so when you take it out to test just need a multi-meter, it would give different resistance, smoothly through the motion of travel
Did you check fuses? How abt the rheostat / float in the tank? How abt the wiring? Are you getting voltage to and from?
There's a wire on top of the tank that goes to the dash. As a '72, this could be rotted off, OR it could have just come loose. These old Fords are really easy to work on. You can feel the wire without dropping the tank. If it HAD been working and suddenly isn't, it's not likely to be internal to the tank. More likely the wiring.
If you have power at the sending unit, disconnect it. Have someone turn key on while you ground this wire for only a second. The gauge should show full, if not, gauge is bad. Sometimes this will correct the problem.
- Why is the temperature guage in my 2000 ford contour going to hot? I have changed the thermostat? It runs with perfection while the reservoir cap is off but as soon as i replace the cap it starts to run hot again. The engine stays cool even when the gauge reads ho
- How to tell if you have good oil pressure without a guage? My guage will not work for nothing. I have changed the oil pressure sensor and still nothing… Anyways, the engine purrs like a kitten when engine temp is cool… When it gets warm however, it starts ticking/tapping and develops a miss. I wanted to check the oil pressure when it warmed up to see what it was running… However, I don't know how without a guage. Any ideas? Its a 2000 ford ranger 4wd with a 4.0L V6.
- Can a bad thermostat in a car cause the tempature guage in the dash to not work? Or is the guage itself broke? I have a 1991 Ford ranger and have no idea if the engine is overheating because the gauge doesn't work. Thermostat or gauge? Of its the gauge do I have to replace the whole cluster?
- I have a 99 ford torus that seat motor doesn't work? The driver seat motor to move it forward and back does not work. Is there a way for me to still move it manually were it can still lock into place? If so please explain with details.