

| Subject: | Re: Fuel level gauge |
| From: | ralph meyermann |
| Date: | Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:01:15 -0600 |
Thanks! I usually run off my odometer for accuracy of fuel lever and fill up about every 150 miles, its also a good time to stretch out and let my 7 yr old daughter release some anxiety to reduce the "are we there yet"!! Velma 82 na diesel westy On Jul 27, 2013 8:56 AM, "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 09:53 AM 7/27/2013, ralph meyermann wrote: > >> Thanks! I may have to bring my fluke 1587 meter home from work its more >> accurate than my fluke t5 600v. It never really worked right before the >> change either, tank was rusty so I replaced both. It may be a ground >> issue? >> > > Panel ground is reference for the voltage regulator that supplies ten > volts to the gauges. > > Sender ground is part of the current path. The gauges are just calibrated > heaters, so anything that increases the resistance in the sender circuit > will make them read low. > > Yrs, > d >
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