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Re: fuel gauge questions

To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: fuel gauge questions
From: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:42:40 -0400
Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Reply-to: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
If the two terminals on the back of the fuel gauge are marked with a "B" for
battery, and a "T" for tank, then the two coils should be attached to each
other in series.  If there are no markings on the terminals on the back of
the fuel gauge, then the two coils should be connected in parallel.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 6:43 PM
Subject: fuel gauge questions


>Hello everyone,
>
>Does anyone have information on the internal wiring of the bugeye fuel
gauge??
>My Gauge wasn't working at all, so I thought I'd open it up to find out
why..
>
>There are two small 'coils' locate on either side of the needle assembly
inside
>the gauge, but the 'hair fine' wires that were soldered to the needle
assembly
>have been broken off. Apparently a previous owner had unscrewed the coil
>assmblies from the back of the case, and in the process the coils rotated,
>breaking off the wires. the coils still look OK, and it looks like a
'simple
>matter to resolder them, unfortunately I can tell which wire goes where. I
>assume the two coils were attached to each other, but all I see is two
loose
>wires...
>Any ideas???
>
>Regards,
>Bryan


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