Bruce,
Sounds like you need to check the harness from the sender to the gauge.
Resistance should be close to zero.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
On 09/24/2017 12:38 AM, Bruce Steele wrote:
> Thanks Roland. I should have also mentioned that I have a ground wire
> from the collar of the sending unit to the frame. But I also did not
> check that it was a good ground at this point. It was previously.
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
> *From:* Roland Wilhelmy [mailto:sentenac.rw at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:33 PM
> *To:* Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fuel gauge reading full at all times
>
> Bad ground connection to sender would look like high ohm connection and
> give you a 'full' reading. That's my guess anyhow
>
> -Roland0
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>
> *From: *Bruce Steele
>
> *Sent: *Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:27 PM
>
> *To: *'Healey List'
>
> *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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