Hello Bernabe! Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment! I am glad the video was helpful! Feel free to ask if you have questions. I will answer as best I can.
Thank you very much for the information. Had multiple problems that I tracked down but didn't know how to test gauge. Thank you again. Keep up the good info.
You are quite welcome Phillip! Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment. This is my first project car and I have had a ton of help along the way. Electronics is what I do for a living however so I try to pay it forward as much as I can. Hope to see you again!
Thanks, Chumley! Took a little research on common fuel gauge problems to find this one, and there is not much on UA-cam about it, so I figured it might be helpful to others.
I have a question? I have a 67 Dart and both my temp and fuel gauge does not work but the alternator gauge works. Any ideas? I'm new to working on electrical but do have some mechanical knowledge.
Good Evening Joe and welcome to the channel. The fuel and temp gauges go through the voltage regulator and the ammeter (alternator gauge) does not. If you have access to a multimeter, check the back of either of the fuel or temp gauges and you should see a pulsing voltage similar to the one I show at 0:35 in the video. Check each terminal on the back. If you have nothing there, replace the voltage regulator. Make sure to clean up the terminals before you check. I hope this helps and I hope we see you around again.
@@MontsweagGarage okay, I purchased a brand new voltage limiter and I put it in before putting it in. I connected it to the positive and negative of the battery and red. The voltage that was coming through which it did Spike up all the way to 8 volts which gives me an impression. Maybe the limiter I got was bad but I don't know. After I put the limiter in nothing changed. The temperature gauge and fuel gauge did not move or do anything. I even took the car out for a 15-minute drive just to see if the temperature would come up and maybe the fuel gauge was bad. After the temperature did not come up, I decided to do the same check that you did right off of the post on the back of the gauge itself for the fuel and I connected a 6 volt battery to it and the needle moved up to about the approximate fuel that I had in the tank. I was told that the sending unit for the fuel was replaced just a couple months ago, but the fact that the temperature gauge and the fuel gauge is not working. Leaves me very baffled any ideas?
@joefall Good morning Joe. I have a few thoughts and I think that since I have my entire dash out at the moment, it will be easier for me to show you. Give me little while and I will get you an answer in video form. I have an appointment at 1 (it's 10 now), but I will start shooting when I get home. Does that work for you?
Good afternoon, So I bought a new fuel gauge from classic industries along with a new temperature gauge. I wanted to test both gauges before I put them into the car and put the dash all back together. When I test the fuel gauge it seems to be backwards. I connect the positive of the 6 volt battery to the left terminal. If you're looking at the gauge from the front so closest to the E and then I connect the ground to the right side closest to the F. Nothing happens but if I reverse them then the Needle moves on the fuel gauge. I tested the temperature gauge and it seems to be correct with the positive on the left and the negative on the right the gauge moves if I reverse those, the gauge does not move on the temperature gauge. Do I have a faulty manufacturer fuel gauge? It did say on the bottom of their website that I had to have a solid state voltage limiter which I did purchase as well but I wouldn't think that that would cause the terminals to reverse.
My apologies Joe. I have steered you wrong. I just reviewed the video, along with the wiring diagram, and I got the terminals backwards when I did my resistance test. The right side (as you are looking at the front of the gauge) is the positive side for both gauges. If you do have a bad gauge, it is the temp gauge. I would test it in the car with the solid state voltage limiter though to be sure though. I will check my both my gauges this weekend and get back to you on if they are opposite or not.
Good evening sir, My fuel gauge is working great after putting a new one in and installing a new solid state voltage limiter. Though I am still having trouble getting my temperature gauge to work. I found someone online that said I can connect a jumper wire from the temperature sensor wire and then ground it out on the body of the car to make sure that the gauge is good. I did that and the needle moves all the way hot which lets me know the gauge works. But when I connect it back to the sensor and I drive the car the temperature goes nowhere. What would you recommend testing next to see what might be the problem?
@@joefall First I would make sure the top of your sensor is clean and there is enough metal to metal contact between the sensor and the engine to make a good ground. Thread tape or painted threads could be enough to brake the connection. If you're all good there, I'd replace the sensor. If you were sending 12v on that line as a result of the melted wiring, it's possible you smoked it.
@@MontsweagGarageI tested the ground on the sensor itself and the sensor is grounded very well. I also checked the gauge wire coming from the sensor all the way to the gauge and the wire itself is good. When I put the alligator clips on and grounded out, the needle moves all the way to hot. So at this point I feel like I don't have the right sensor. I've ordered three of these now and none of them have worked. I'm starting to feel a little defeated.
@joefall shoot me an address. I have the original sensor from my 273 laying around, and it is good. If it still doesn't work, you can send it back, and we'll keep at it.
Thank you for the video it helped out a lot with my fuel gauge
Hello Bernabe! Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment! I am glad the video was helpful! Feel free to ask if you have questions. I will answer as best I can.
Thank you very much for the information. Had multiple problems that I tracked down but didn't know how to test gauge. Thank you again. Keep up the good info.
You are quite welcome Phillip! Welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment. This is my first project car and I have had a ton of help along the way. Electronics is what I do for a living however so I try to pay it forward as much as I can. Hope to see you again!
Always clean the tip.
Yessir! No one likes a dirty tip.
Good advice
Thanks, Chumley! Took a little research on common fuel gauge problems to find this one, and there is not much on UA-cam about it, so I figured it might be helpful to others.
I have a question? I have a 67 Dart and both my temp and fuel gauge does not work but the alternator gauge works. Any ideas? I'm new to working on electrical but do have some mechanical knowledge.
Good Evening Joe and welcome to the channel. The fuel and temp gauges go through the voltage regulator and the ammeter (alternator gauge) does not. If you have access to a multimeter, check the back of either of the fuel or temp gauges and you should see a pulsing voltage similar to the one I show at 0:35 in the video. Check each terminal on the back. If you have nothing there, replace the voltage regulator. Make sure to clean up the terminals before you check. I hope this helps and I hope we see you around again.
@@MontsweagGarage thank you very much. I'll let you know what I find.
I look forward to it!
@@MontsweagGarage okay, I purchased a brand new voltage limiter and I put it in before putting it in. I connected it to the positive and negative of the battery and red. The voltage that was coming through which it did Spike up all the way to 8 volts which gives me an impression. Maybe the limiter I got was bad but I don't know. After I put the limiter in nothing changed. The temperature gauge and fuel gauge did not move or do anything. I even took the car out for a 15-minute drive just to see if the temperature would come up and maybe the fuel gauge was bad. After the temperature did not come up, I decided to do the same check that you did right off of the post on the back of the gauge itself for the fuel and I connected a 6 volt battery to it and the needle moved up to about the approximate fuel that I had in the tank. I was told that the sending unit for the fuel was replaced just a couple months ago, but the fact that the temperature gauge and the fuel gauge is not working. Leaves me very baffled any ideas?
@joefall Good morning Joe. I have a few thoughts and I think that since I have my entire dash out at the moment, it will be easier for me to show you. Give me little while and I will get you an answer in video form. I have an appointment at 1 (it's 10 now), but I will start shooting when I get home. Does that work for you?
Good afternoon,
So I bought a new fuel gauge from classic industries along with a new temperature gauge. I wanted to test both gauges before I put them into the car and put the dash all back together. When I test the fuel gauge it seems to be backwards. I connect the positive of the 6 volt battery to the left terminal. If you're looking at the gauge from the front so closest to the E and then I connect the ground to the right side closest to the F. Nothing happens but if I reverse them then the Needle moves on the fuel gauge.
I tested the temperature gauge and it seems to be correct with the positive on the left and the negative on the right the gauge moves if I reverse those, the gauge does not move on the temperature gauge. Do I have a faulty manufacturer fuel gauge? It did say on the bottom of their website that I had to have a solid state voltage limiter which I did purchase as well but I wouldn't think that that would cause the terminals to reverse.
My apologies Joe. I have steered you wrong. I just reviewed the video, along with the wiring diagram, and I got the terminals backwards when I did my resistance test. The right side (as you are looking at the front of the gauge) is the positive side for both gauges. If you do have a bad gauge, it is the temp gauge. I would test it in the car with the solid state voltage limiter though to be sure though. I will check my both my gauges this weekend and get back to you on if they are opposite or not.
Good evening sir, My fuel gauge is working great after putting a new one in and installing a new solid state voltage limiter. Though I am still having trouble getting my temperature gauge to work. I found someone online that said I can connect a jumper wire from the temperature sensor wire and then ground it out on the body of the car to make sure that the gauge is good. I did that and the needle moves all the way hot which lets me know the gauge works. But when I connect it back to the sensor and I drive the car the temperature goes nowhere. What would you recommend testing next to see what might be the problem?
@@joefall First I would make sure the top of your sensor is clean and there is enough metal to metal contact between the sensor and the engine to make a good ground. Thread tape or painted threads could be enough to brake the connection. If you're all good there, I'd replace the sensor. If you were sending 12v on that line as a result of the melted wiring, it's possible you smoked it.
@@MontsweagGarageI tested the ground on the sensor itself and the sensor is grounded very well. I also checked the gauge wire coming from the sensor all the way to the gauge and the wire itself is good. When I put the alligator clips on and grounded out, the needle moves all the way to hot. So at this point I feel like I don't have the right sensor. I've ordered three of these now and none of them have worked. I'm starting to feel a little defeated.
@joefall shoot me an address. I have the original sensor from my 273 laying around, and it is good. If it still doesn't work, you can send it back, and we'll keep at it.
Save yourself some trouble and buy new ones.they are very nice.😁👍
I may invest in new ones at some point. I work on electronics for a living though so the repair wasn't to much of a hassle and is holding up great.