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Eagledreamin (Eagledreamin) (208.191.193.251)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 4:59 pm: | |
I have a '75 Eagle 05 and an '80 Eagle 10. On both of the coaches the fuel guage does nothing but bounce until the tanks are nearly empty. Is this a common problem? What fixes it? Is it hard to fix? I was on the way home just watching Mr Bouncy do his thing last night when it stopped and registered just a hair over empty. I was about 50 miles from home with no more places to get fuel. I sure didn't feel like pushing 28,000 pounds down the highway so I need to get it fixed. By the way, I made it home!!! |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (65.194.145.53)
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My brother and I (well, mostly my brother) really tried to fix the sender in my bus. It still acts weird.
Doesn't bounce but floats steady giving false readings. Had the sender out and apart several times.
We/he have at last decided to replace the thing, along with running A NEW circuit to the dash to be sure.
Do you have baffles in your tank? Does the gage work when the tank is full? Fuel sloshing around when low?
I am using a broom handle to dip my tank, which is somewhat fun, plus being more accurate. Good luck. Henry of CJ |
Joe Laird (Joelaird) (198.81.26.174)
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I would suspect wiring or the sender.
Run a wire from the sender to the gauge and see if that stops the false readings. If it does, you've found the problem.
If that doesn't stop the problem, I think you have to change the sender in the tank. They are not fun to change after the bus is converted. I had to break up tile in the bathroom. They are just a tube with a wafer inside that rides (floats) up and down on what looks like two piano wires.
I don't think it is the gauge. However, I've been wrong before.
Good Luck, Joe |
Jim Stacy (32.101.44.115)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 28, 2003 - 10:49 pm: | |
The sender float floats on top of the fluid. If the tank is baffled, the fluid stays fairly level. The gage averages the input from the sender to give a steading reading.
Have you checked the ground connection ot the sender?
Have you replaced the fuel tanks or dash gages?
Jim Stacy |
John Feld (Deacon) (150.199.209.20)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 2:14 am: | |
A quick easy way to check the wireing would be to disconnect it at the tank, hook-up a new wire, run it anyway convient thru to the dash ( I have even run a wire beside the bus covered with duck tape and into a window,IE:simple), disconnect the wire from the gage and hook-up the jumper wire. Drive it for a ways and see if thats the problem, if not redo the original wire. Now you know its either the gauge or sender.
John
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woody (66.82.48.41)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 9:22 am: | |
I have an 1989 Eagle 20, and had the same problem, with a bouncing fuel gauge. I replaced the sending unit in the tank, and the gauge is rock solid now.
Bob. |