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My HZ GTS Fuel gauge not accurate
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#1 Posted : Sunday, 9 April 2006 9:35:38 PM(UTC)
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Hello everyone ,
I have a Problem with my Sandman Ute. My Fuel Guage is not working properly.

This is what happens .When i fill the tank up it only ever gets to Quarter on the Gauge. So most of the time I know there is fuel in there but it looks as if im running on empty.I pull into a servo & go to fill up but it only takes 20 litres.How many litres does a tank hold?

I know it could be either 2 things

1) the fuel gauge itself (But if it was the fuel gauge then how come it registers Quarter when full)

2) The Fuel sender in the tank,My bro told me that if it is the sender then it costs new about $100 & its easy job to fit ,don't konw if he's telling the truth .

If anyone has an idea on what the problem would actually be & the best way to fix it , Just let me know

Thanks

Rusty B



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#2 Posted : Sunday, 9 April 2006 10:32:54 PM(UTC)
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Hi Rusty.

Go to Dick Smith, Jaycar or similar & buy 2 resistors, a 10 ohm & a 22 ohm. There as cheap as.

Get under the car & disconnect the fuel gauge sender wire & connect the 10 ohm resistor from the wire to a good earth. Switch the igntion on & a
If at first you don't succeed, just call it Version 1.0
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#3 Posted : Monday, 10 April 2006 5:25:25 AM(UTC)
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and they are also yellow needle...
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#4 Posted : Monday, 10 April 2006 11:03:34 AM(UTC)
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Hi Rusty,

An alternative is to take your gauge and pickup/sender out of the car and drop it into AISAT in Welshpool. When I put the WB Stato dash in my HQ ute a couple of years ago, I had AISAT replace the fuel guage sender unit (on the pickup) and ser
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, 11 April 2006 9:58:44 AM(UTC)
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Hey Dr Terry that is useful tip. does it work the same with HQs or earlier models?
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, 11 April 2006 6:45:00 PM(UTC)
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Hi john.

Yes, virtually all gauges work by looking at the sender, which is usually just a variable resistance to earth.

I have made up a full list of all the different sender resistance values for fuel, oil & temp gauges in all Holdens & some 'other
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Hi john.

Yes, virtually all gauges work by looking at the sender, which is usually just a variable resistance to earth.

I have made up a full list of all the different sender resistance values for fuel, oil & temp gauges in all Holdens & some others
If at first you don't succeed, just call it Version 1.0
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, 12 April 2006 5:30:31 AM(UTC)
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Rare Spares are getting in some new Fuel Sender units which will help most people.I found out when I went in recently to see about my HQ unit.Apparently there are a couple of different types.
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, 12 April 2006 8:41:07 AM(UTC)
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Cheers Boys,thanks for all the advice,greatly appreciated,some bit teck for me went over my head ,haha

Dont like electrical

Like Daves answer might give that a try : )

Rusty B
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, 12 April 2006 8:41:07 AM(UTC)
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Cheers Boys,thanks for all the advice,greatly appreciated,some bit teck for me went over my head ,haha

Don't like electrical

Like Dave's answer might give that a try : )

Rusty B
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#11 Posted : Wednesday, 12 April 2006 10:12:46 AM(UTC)
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By the way the ute tank holds 75 litres.(so do all the commercials)
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#12 Posted : Monday, 9 April 2007 3:36:38 AM(UTC)
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Hi Rusty.

Go to Dick Smith, Jaycar or similar & buy 2 resistors, a 10 ohm & a 22 ohm.
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#13 Posted : Monday, 9 April 2007 8:52:16 PM(UTC)
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I had that same problem and it turned out to be a loose conection at the sender unit.
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#14 Posted : Saturday, 21 April 2007 8:40:53 AM(UTC)
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Hi , i ended up putting a brand new HZ yellow needle gts dash in and a brand new sender unit in .

Problem solved ,I had to do it because i drive 300 ks per week . The old dash was HJ or X .since I bought the car have pretty much replaced everything i
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#15 Posted : Tuesday, 8 July 2008 8:18:38 PM(UTC)
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Ive got the gauge sender out of my HZ tank. Measuring the resistance of the sender gives 20 OHMs when the tank is full. This should be 10 OHMs and explains why the gauge only ever shows half full.

Does anyone know if its possible to fix this or do I ne
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I've got the gauge sender out of my HZ tank. Measuring the resistance of the sender gives 20 OHMs when the tank is full. This should be 10 OHMs and explains why the gauge only ever shows half full.

Does anyone know if it's possible to fix this or do I
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#17 Posted : Tuesday, 8 July 2008 8:52:17 PM(UTC)
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You need a new sender , Coventrys 100 odd bucks .

Identical problem I had, Gauge only ever showed half full when it was fully full.

Rusty
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#18 Posted : Tuesday, 8 July 2008 11:58:09 PM(UTC)
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Bummer, I was hoping I could fix it.

Ill see if I can get one from the wreckers.

Cheers

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#19 Posted : Tuesday, 8 July 2008 11:58:09 PM(UTC)
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Bummer, I was hoping I could fix it.

I'll see if I can get one from the wreckers.

Cheers

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#20 Posted : Wednesday, 9 July 2008 3:47:52 AM(UTC)
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the fuel guage on my 71 hq moves all over the place as i go around corners etc.... is this just the float or do they all do it

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