Pete,
Go to www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/
On that page is a list of technical articles including the ones on Smiths
fuel gauges. They are the same for MGs and Austin-Healeys from the mid-fifties
except for the dials.
I rebuilt the non-working gauge for my BN2 using these articles. When I
opened up the gauge, one of the wire coils had a broken wire where it was
soldered onto one of the terminals. The coil wires are very fine, and
slackening the coil adjusters on the back of the gauge and sliding the coils in
the slots is often enough to break a wire.
Rgds
Mike Brooks
BN2
Houston
[BN2 now on the ship for Milan Italy]
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:02:06 -0500
From: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
Subject: fuel gauge troubleshooting
Some time ago I downloaded a troubleshooting guide for the fuel system.
Unfortunately I can't find it anywhere. My fuel gauge shows empty all
the
time. I can't remember if the problem is a short or an open. The car
is a
'56 TR-3 but I think all the marques work the same. Can anyone out
there
help?
TIA
Pete
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