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From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
>Kevin Richards wrote:
>> I put the wire on the other naked terminal, and the fuel gauge read
>> pegged full or F.
>
>There should be a ground wire, it usually goes back to the trunk bolt where
all
>the rear lights are grounded. The sender, like the fuel pump, will
generally
>ground through their physical connections but a) it is a bit of a tortuous
>route and b) for my money grounding through fuel pipes and tanks is not a
Good
>Thing.
Well, I'm confused. Metal gas tank bolted to metal car using metal bolts.
The sending unit is fixed to the tank with a metal collar. So what possible
justification is there for a grond wire from the sender to the body?
Bob Allen, Kansas City
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