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On Sep 2, 2023 the unthinkable happened. First and foremost, let me say that thankfully, no-one was physically harmed. My 1968 Dodge Charger R/T caught fire inside of the garage, which is integral to my home. I can't post any pictures at the moment because the garage is sealed off like a crime...
Well it seems this little drama isn't over yet. Last evening I took the car out, and knowing that the tank for sure is full, I looked at the gauge and the needle was significantly past the full mark. That tells me the resistance coming from this sender when the tank is full is off enough to...
Aftermarket tank. Before I installed this newest sending unit, I dropped the tank and installed the sender while I could still see it through the filler hole. I made sure nothing was interfering with its range of motion. I'd had that problem with another sender, so I knew to look for that. Then...
After acting on a hunch, I checked the tank. I was able to add almost 5 gallons today, that means the auto-shutoff at gas station fuel pump shut off way before the tank was full. I did add some afterward, but I guess it wasn't enough. The tank probably was only 3/4 full, that's why my gauge only...
My original sender is long gone, so there's no option of rebuilding it and re-installing it. The one that's in there now is a new chinese crapper, but that's all that I could find and I figured it's better than no gauge at all. The problem is that once installed it sucks for accuracy. I had...
I just put everything back together and the ammeter is working again! Thanks to the great guys on FBBO. I couldn't have done it without your help. The pictures in order are: 1. Key off;
2. key on, engine off;
3. key on engine running..
Does anyone know where to source a replacement insulator? There is one one the inside and one on the outside of the ammeter gauge. The one on the inside was in pretty bad shape. I circled one in the attached picture. It's not mine, I found the picture in another thread.
Here are some pictures of my ammeter. When I removed the gauge lens, the needle was still stuck at +40. I barely touched it and it moved back to the center and it is moving freely now. I can see nothing wrong with it, nothing is warped, cracked or burned. I spoke with John Wolf, he's the one...
I took a closer look at the gauge, and it looks like the pointer is laying against the dial. All the other gauges have space between the needle and the face, so I'm assuming that the needle has become dislodged as you suggested. I'll have to pull out the cluster and investigate why. The wiring...
As I stated before, it's extremely likely that this meter is the original one from the car. When I purchased the car in 2000 it was all original except for a new interior and a recent repaint.
I just checked the car. It had been sitting, ignition off since last night. The gauge was still pegged at +40. I disconnected the battery(both terminals) and the gauge did not move. I checked the battery and it measured 13.11V. I reconnected the battery cables and started the car. While running...