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My GT runs!!!

To: "'mgs@autox.team.net'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: My GT runs!!!
From: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:41:54 +0200

> Hi Paul,
> 
> I removed the wire which connects to the sensor and temporarely grounded
> this.
> The meter moves then to max. (Yes I let it go before frying the gauge!)
> 
> The engine was pretty hot - some movement sshould have been seen.
> When the engine was hot, I measured the resistance of the sensor with my
> ohm meter.
> Even the megaohm scale showned nothing...
> 
> Fuel gauge - I'll get it grounded at the tank sender unit later - will
> test this.
> What kind of resistance is typical for the tank sender?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hans
> 
> '71 BGT
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hunt [SMTP:paul.hunt1@virgin.net]
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 12:23 PM
> To:   Hans Duinhoven; MG Mailing List
> Subject:      Re: My GT runs!!!
> 
> >The temperature meter still does not work. With the engine running there
> was
> >no resistance measured - so I'll replace the sensor.
> 
> 
> Did you give it time to warm up?  Did you short the sensor to ground and
> see
> the gauge move?
> 
> >The fuel gauge does not give a sign as well.
> >Although it works - tested with shortly grounding the wire which leads to
> >the tank sensor - it does not move when connected.
> >It reads about 450 ohms to ground.
> >Is this normal?
> 
> 
> Did you short the ground and gauge terminals on the tank transmitter and
> get
> gauge movement?  If not it could be a bad ground at the transmitter.  Have
> you got enough fuel in the tank to register?
> 
> PaulH.
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