sometimes just removing a connector and reconnecting it can clean up
oxidization of the bits. I'd take emery cloth of very fine file and clean
up all of the connecting surfaces.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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BT7 engine and disk brakes
1967 MGB [image: MG]
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
wrote:
> Well, today I took the sender back to the boot and hooked it up to the
> gauge wire and the ground, and it works fine as I raise and lower the
> float. No idea why it is working now, but as soon as I get a new gasket
> I?ll put it back in the tank and ensure the connections are sound and hope
> it works in there. Weird.
>
>
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Al
> Fuller
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 24, 2017 8:00 AM
> *To:* 'Healey List' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fuel gauge reading full at all times
>
>
>
> Hey Bruce:
>
>
>
> It sounds like you still have a gremlin lurking somewhere in the harness?
>
>
>
> Al Fuller
>
> al at bighealey dot org
>
> '65 BJ-8
>
> '85 Rx-7
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *Bruce Steele
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 24, 2017 12:18 AM
> *To:* 'Healey List' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Fuel gauge reading full at all times
>
>
>
> After the harness meltdown, which impacted the battery lead to the fuel
> gauge, the gauge has read full and there is currently about ? in the tank.
> The gauge has been checked twice and pronounced OK. Today I bypassed the
> tank-sender wire with a jumper, same result?reading full. I removed the
> sender and bench tested the resistance and got 2 ohms with the float fully
> down and around 70 ohms with the float lifted to approximately where it
> would be in a full tank. From what I can find online this is in range. So
> I?m stumped as to why the gauge is reading full. Thoughts?
>
>
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
>
>
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