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Unread 04-12-2009, 01:03 PM   #1
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Jeep Gas Guage Broke
i hace a 1982 cj 5 the gas guauge is shown full all the time i replaced the fuel sending unit and still show full the coolant guage shows cold even wen my jeep hot wat gives DO YOU KNOW AN EASY WAY 2 REPLACE BROKE ONE IS IT GAS OR TEMP GUAGE

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Unread 04-12-2009, 02:47 PM   #2
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I would say it's a bad ground on the speedo housing.

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Unread 04-12-2009, 05:35 PM   #3
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you said in the articles the speedo bulbs wont work if there a bad ground well my turn signals work my brights signal works and i think the gauge light works but i dont at nite so i check tonight well i put a piece of wire on the guage housing nothing happend so i movedit over and toucheda terminal the guage started moving like it working and then stopped the fuse blew so do i have a short is my regulator bad where do i attach an auxilarary ground
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Unread 04-12-2009, 07:43 PM   #4
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Easiest fix is to install an aftermarket gauge/sender for each
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Unread 04-12-2009, 07:48 PM   #5
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Well we should get a test light and see if the regulator is working. Also disconnect the sensor wires nd see if the gauge drops down again.
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Unread 04-13-2009, 06:19 PM   #6
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yes disconnecting the sending wire dropped the needle and what do i test to see if the regulator is working aree the gauges bad
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