http://www.british-cars.org.uk/kimber/midgetspriteclub/index.html This page speaks a bit about reversing polarities and the like. P E T E -- s w e r v e w e b d e s i g n www.frontiernet.net/~swerve
Me too. I actually accidentally reversed the battery (long story) and ran my '69 for months. Only the radio fuse was blown and the TACH was fried. everything else worked normally. P E T E -- s w e r
Frank and Pete, After reading about your experience with frying the sender unit after reversing the wires on the fuel gauge, I just had to find out why this happens. I had mistakenly believed that th
This is all well and good, but, based on all of this, can someone explain why my gas gauge works backwards? I just assumed it was hooked up backwards and have not bothered to swap the wires. Now I'm
wouldn't that suggest that your new gauge is an "ammeter type" as Bob mentions? Ulix Ulix __/__,__ ___/__|__ ..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/... http://student
That's what it suggests to me, but how do I test it without blowing my NOS sender? I think I will just let it work backwards. Larry Miller http://www.ado13.com "If you want a Sprite, start out by ask
At least you looked it up! I fried a few sending units before I learned not to do it. But I have also learned how to solder that tiny wire back inside the sender. Since sending units for Austin A40s
I have to agree with Ulix. If neither one of the poles is marked, then it would almost have to be an ammeter type gauge. One way to check for sure whether it will fry your sender is to use a meter be
<< After reading about your experience with frying the sender unit after reversing the wires on the fuel gauge >> Ok Ok Ok!!!! My brain is frying!!! Does this mean that if you reverse the polarity of
If you look on the back of the fuel gauge and notice that the two connections are labeled "B" and "T", then the gauge itself is probably bad, as you apparently have the type that should not have the
I reversed the polarity on my '65 and didn't reverse the fuel gauge wires. The only instrument that required attention was the tach. Jeff Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite http://userww
I have been told by a British mechanic that all you need do is start the car ,disconnect the battery ,switch cables,and spark the generator to complete the change over Brad
Frank, it's not made of that. In fact the Morris Minor fuel gauge works in a very acceptable manner in my A40 Mk1 with a fuel gauge from a Mini in place of the old rectangular thing at the bottom of