TheLuckyMakeIt
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Hi All,
I am new to this forum but have been using the wealth of information found here to help fix up my 1991 Ford Ranger. Thank you all for helping me out so far!
So, my truck has a few problems, one of them being that the temperature gauge and fuel gauge do not work. Yesterday, I replaced the temperature sending unit after doing a flush and the temperature gauge now works. The fuel gauge now moves too though which is puzzling me. It was originally stuck on empty so I figured that I had a punctured float in the gas tank. When I start the truck it goes all the way back to empty, but when the truck is off, it'll read around a quarter of a tank, which is probably correct. I haven't tried putting more fuel in it to see if it is actually accurate or not. I'm a bit confused as to how the temperature sending unit would effect this. Also, when I tested the sending unit and grounded the wire to the engine, the fuel gauge moved as well. This makes me think it could be an electrical issue rather than a punctured float. What do you guys think?
I am new to this forum but have been using the wealth of information found here to help fix up my 1991 Ford Ranger. Thank you all for helping me out so far!
So, my truck has a few problems, one of them being that the temperature gauge and fuel gauge do not work. Yesterday, I replaced the temperature sending unit after doing a flush and the temperature gauge now works. The fuel gauge now moves too though which is puzzling me. It was originally stuck on empty so I figured that I had a punctured float in the gas tank. When I start the truck it goes all the way back to empty, but when the truck is off, it'll read around a quarter of a tank, which is probably correct. I haven't tried putting more fuel in it to see if it is actually accurate or not. I'm a bit confused as to how the temperature sending unit would effect this. Also, when I tested the sending unit and grounded the wire to the engine, the fuel gauge moved as well. This makes me think it could be an electrical issue rather than a punctured float. What do you guys think?