[Roadsters] Fuel Gauge Sending Unit Electrical Connections

[antony wardle]

Did you try putting
12 volts through the gauge
to see if it moves?


I'd guess a bad ground

seems to be the cause of most faults


I have the same problem my self

kiwi




On 25 June 2010 10:06, Gary Callahan <gcallahan at prodigy.net> wrote:

> My fuel gauge does not work, and my odometer does not work either, so
> knowing
> how much fuel is in the car is often iffy.  I have just replaced the
> sending
> unit in the fuel tank and the fuel gauge still does not function (the
> needle
> never moves from the no power position, empty); so I figure it is either a
> bad
> wire or a bad gauge in the dash.  The electrical connections at the sending
> unit do not fit very tight and I would like to replace them.  Does anybody
> know where I might find the "sideways" slide on connectors?
>
>
>
> Gary Callahan
> Beaverton, Oregon
>
> 1968 Datsun 1600 "Fairlady" Roadster
> SPL311-18665
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