One more thing to thank Fred Aldrich for- fuel gauge testing: http://chevelleengineer.home.comcast.net/~chevelleengineer/fuelgage.htm
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Thomas, Brian R MAJ MIL USA USAMEDCOM < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Bob > If you look on the website for Painless Wiring, they have some online > information of how to test gauges. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 15:03 > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] guages > To: [email protected], The Chevelle Mailing List < > [email protected]> > > > > Thanks Dan for the advice. I did go to Lowes a couple weeks ago on > > a friday evening. It was pretty cool. And I've gone over to the > > Wall mart on rt. 43 a couple times on saturday evenings. No shows > > yet Just cruize ins. Thanks again.Iam sure I'll be looking for > > more advice as this project unfolds. Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan Solomon" < > > To: "Chevelle List" < > > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:03:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] guages > > > > Bob, > > > > The fitting above the oil filter is for your sending unit and the wire is > blue. > > > > As for testing the gages, I can't be much help. It took me 4 tries, > pulling the dash each time to get everything working in mine. One suggestion > I can make is to place a box on the floor on the passenger side, drop the > column onto the seat and place a blanket over it. Set the dash on these and > make sure everything works before you bolt it back up. I had a tough time > getting the dash lights to contact the repop printed circuit. If I turned > them to their positive stop, the brass contacts would pass the brass on the > circuit. > > > > Have you had your car to any shows or cruise-in's yet this year? I have > had mine out but just cruizin. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Dan > > -------------------------- > > Sent using BlackBerry > > > > > > >From : [email protected] > > Date : Tue, 26 May 2009 17:44:43 +0000 (UTC) > > To : BOBBY< > > Subject : [Chevelle-list] guages > > > > > > > > Could some body tell me how to test a temp. guage and a fuel guage. My > temp guage is pegged all the way up, and my fuel guage is sitting on empty. > neither one works, so if I go into the dash to replace the printed curcuit, > Is there a way to test the guages to see if there going to work with a new > printed curcuit. Iam really dreading tearing my dash out. So any advice > would be greatly appriciated. One more thing, there is a connection just > above the oil filter. Its an angled fitting. Is this where the oil press. > sending unit is supposed to be. And is the wire that connects to it blue. > Thank you all. Bob > > -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
