Fuel gauge not working 75 newport

[fury1]

Hey guys! I was just curious if anyone else has had a problem like mine. Yesterday my gas guage quit working. It just sits on E with the red light blinking. I checked the connection at the tank and it seemed fine. My question is, is it more likely to be the sender? Or the guage itself? I had the tank out last year when I ran new lines. Took the sender out and it looked good! As well as the tank.

 

[traintech55]

Best way to check this is disconnect the wire from the sending unit and connect it to a good ground. Turn the key to on, and if the gauge goes to full, it is in the sending unit.

 

[Xenon]

And make damn sure the ground strap from sending unit to car is still attached and has clean connection...

 

[fury1]

So I tried what you said traintech55 and guage didn't move at all. It actually does move a little bit when connected. So does this mean it's the guage itself?

 

[traintech55]

So I tried what you said traintech55 and guage didn't move at all. It actually does move a little bit when connected. So does this mean it's the guage itself?

It is either the gauge or the voltage limiter gone bad. Do you have a F.S.M for it?

 

[fury1]

Not a factory one no. But I have a Chilton's for 1975 I'll check that out tomorrow. Otherwise I do have a complete dash from a '76. I'll maybe check out and see if the gauge is the same. Glad to know I don't have to drop the tank again!