My 82 grand mercs gas gauge didnt work wen i first got the car and the dude that sold it to me told me it was the fuse that needed to be replace in the fuse box. I bought some new fuses and replaced all of then and it still didnt work. So i just bought a whole new gauge to put in my car to replace the one that the car came with.....It still dosent work and the gas light is on all the time. Can i fix it buy running my own wire from the gauge to the fuel pum. I need to know gas is kinda important now.
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Time for a new sending unit. 90 somethin at the dealership.'89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
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The fuel sender in the tank could be bad, or maybe the wires got disconnected. If you look at the front of the gas tank, the sender is right in the middle. there is a little plug on it that might have gotten knocked lose, mine was really corroded to, might want to clean the terminals up too. If you end up having to change the sender its very easy and only takes like 10 minutes. There is a lock ring around the sender that needs twisted off, using a little piece of wood and a hammer or something (anything that wont spark, no metal on metal). then the sender pulls out. Re-install the opposite way. Hopefully that helps you out a little
By the way,
to GMN! Pics of your car?
1984 Grand Marquis GS - CFI-SEFI conversion, Explorer 302, GT40 intakes, GT40P heads, 1.7 roller rockers, HO Cam, ASP Underdrive Pulley, 2.5" Dual exhaust, Flowmaster Delta 50 mufflers, 3.55 Trac-Lock, Rear disk's, Moog cargo coils, ES rear poly bushings, PI front and rear sway bars, 3G alt., Mark VIII fan, custom Auto-meter dash
1990 Crown Victoria Country Squire - Explorer 302, HO cam, dual exhaust, 3.55 Trac-Lock, PI rear sway bar (SOLD)
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Ok ill go and look at it 2morrow. And ill try and post some pics.Comment
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i just looked up a sender for a 86......72 bucks from team ford
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1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
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ok ill check it out towmorrow.Comment
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Well got out there this morning and checked it out. the plug is still connected. I pulled it off and reconnected it and the gas gauge is still on E and the light is still on. Now what do i do?Comment
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Actually, you can pull the sender out, just make sure you don't have a whole lot of gas in there! I didn't do this, and got a shower of gas, almost doing permanent damage to my face!
Then, make sure the float isn't full of gas. If it is, replace the float, and your gas gauge should work again
You can test the sender by having the ignition key on, and moving though the full sweep and having a friend look at the gauge and see if it's moving.
to GMN! I had this same problem, and replacing the float made my gauge work again
1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!
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OK finna go try it.......ill let yall know what happens.Comment
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jus tried and can get the sender out. Am i spose to unhook that hose runnin to that metal part stickin out of the sender or leave it on there. And how do you take it off.Comment
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There isn't any hose connected to the sender, just two wires wrapped in some black rubber. But yes, you can unplug that. Heres a pic of what you are dealing with:
once you twist of the lock ring the sender just pulls out and looks like this (the top one in the pic), see if that little yellow float is full of gas, if it is then just get a replacement float and you should be good to go:
1984 Grand Marquis GS - CFI-SEFI conversion, Explorer 302, GT40 intakes, GT40P heads, 1.7 roller rockers, HO Cam, ASP Underdrive Pulley, 2.5" Dual exhaust, Flowmaster Delta 50 mufflers, 3.55 Trac-Lock, Rear disk's, Moog cargo coils, ES rear poly bushings, PI front and rear sway bars, 3G alt., Mark VIII fan, custom Auto-meter dash
1990 Crown Victoria Country Squire - Explorer 302, HO cam, dual exhaust, 3.55 Trac-Lock, PI rear sway bar (SOLD)
1982 LTD Wagon (R.I.P.) -|-1984 Grand Marquis LS(R.I.P.)Comment
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ok ill go try again.Comment
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How doy u post a picture? Cause there is a metal hose going to my sender.Last edited by 82grand_merc; 07-03-2007, 12:00 PM.Comment
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Click on it to make it bigger. Now what do i do?Comment
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Hmm, never seen one with a hose before... I would try to see whaqt that line traces back to, before you pull it apart.
Your car is carb'd, isn't it?1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!
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