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Fuel gauge question
09/27/15 at 02:19:54
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Quick question. Will my jeep run with the fuel gauge unhooked and removed. I have
The wires capped off and have not tried to start it yet. I was unsure if I need to splice
The two wires together to complete a circuit or not.
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #1 - 09/27/15 at 08:56:06
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Yes, it will. It will run with no gauges, if wired correctly.
  
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #2 - 09/28/15 at 16:04:55
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Got it!  Thanks Scout!
  
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #3 - 10/02/15 at 19:03:12
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Yea my fuel gauge was reading full a few weeks ago before the FCT and I ran out of gas at the end of my driveway. Now it just reads full allthe time, I ran it like that in Colorado last week.  Like scoutpilot said if wired correctly it will run without any gauges.
  
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #4 - 10/15/15 at 01:49:27
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When I first put my jeep together I added fuel and watched the gauge..it seemed accurate enough...

But only when going up..going down not so much.

So after I ran out of gas, on Christmas day, I added a backup gauge.

It has never failed me....
  
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #5 - 10/15/15 at 10:38:41
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1955CJ-5 wrote on 10/15/15 at 01:49:27:
When I first put my jeep together I added fuel and watched the gauge..it seemed accurate enough...

But only when going up..going down not so much.

So after I ran out of gas, on Christmas day, I added a backup gauge.

It has never failed me....

HaHa, I keep my "back up" fuel gauge behind the seat. Jeeps are reliable, not the fuel gauge.
  
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #6 - 10/21/15 at 14:50:47
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Update to fuel gauge issue not reading correctly.

So last night I decided to pull the gauge out from the dash - I think it was easier to pull the transmission - anyway I read somewhere that you could adjust the gauge with a small jewlers screwdriver. Guess what, there is an adjustment in the back of the reproduction gauge!

I got all the electrical hooked up and the tank sending unit extracted from the gas tank. I got the gauge adjusted really close when empty (about 1/8 showing) So now when I get to 1/4 of a tank I know I better fuel up. I hope you can see the adjustment slot in the attached picture.
  
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Re: Fuel gauge question
Reply #7 - 10/21/15 at 17:46:36
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I just re- did my mine a few weeks ago- new sending unit, wire, really made sure the ground was good and now it seems reliable. Maybe it was from so long of not being "sure" but I still keep the old yard stick behind the seat most of the time and I never push it.  At about a quarter tank left on the gauge I am looking for fuel, just in case.  One of my next projects is to mount a gas can.  Sometimes you just cant find or get to a station with real gas around here and while I am sure it wont kill my jeep- I just don't want ethanol mix in it.
  
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