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- Oct 6, 2010
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- Location
- Palmdale, California
- Vehicle Year
- 88
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Guys,
Got a head scracther here. I put the 4.0/5 speed/dash and entire chassis harness from a 93 Explorer in to my 88 BII and it runs and drives great but the fuel gauge didn't work, always read empty. Discovered the BII and Ex sending units use different ohms ranges. So I ordered up a sending unit for a 93 Ex and installed it. Wasn't too worried as I had already installed a new pump/sending unit in the BII before the mods so everything came out easy, this time. However, now the fuel gauge drives to over the full mark????? I double checked my wiring, ground is good and the signal wire is good all the way to the gauge cluster. I also swapped out several anti-slosh modules and another fuel gauge. I also cleaned the connector between the tank and chassis, just in case. Still not working. I pulled the tank back out and pulled the sending unit to verify all was good, I know I should have checked BEFORE putting the tank back in..... The readings were right where they should be though, 22 empty and 145 when the float was set to the full level. SO how can the wiring, grounds, and ohms be correct and the gauge reading backwards????
Got a head scracther here. I put the 4.0/5 speed/dash and entire chassis harness from a 93 Explorer in to my 88 BII and it runs and drives great but the fuel gauge didn't work, always read empty. Discovered the BII and Ex sending units use different ohms ranges. So I ordered up a sending unit for a 93 Ex and installed it. Wasn't too worried as I had already installed a new pump/sending unit in the BII before the mods so everything came out easy, this time. However, now the fuel gauge drives to over the full mark????? I double checked my wiring, ground is good and the signal wire is good all the way to the gauge cluster. I also swapped out several anti-slosh modules and another fuel gauge. I also cleaned the connector between the tank and chassis, just in case. Still not working. I pulled the tank back out and pulled the sending unit to verify all was good, I know I should have checked BEFORE putting the tank back in..... The readings were right where they should be though, 22 empty and 145 when the float was set to the full level. SO how can the wiring, grounds, and ohms be correct and the gauge reading backwards????
