Where is the dual tank balance module located?
This module is located by the front (main) lift pump. Slightly toward the rear of vehicle along the frame rail. On top of this module is a fuel pump balance relay, it turns the rear pump on as needed to transfer fuel. At the module, you have a harness with 6 wires. Unplug it and check the following with a digital volt/ohm meter
When does the gas gauge go from full to empty?
This would be the time you see the gauge going from full to empty on it’s own, or usually after you fill up your vehicle it will act up from the sloshing around of the gasoline. This can get quite annoying, and will leave you not knowing how much fuel you actually have.
How does the fuel gauge work on a car?
There is also a fuel level sensor, or you may know it better as a ‘sender’. It holds the float assembly along with a resistor board that has small little metal ‘fingers’ that touch the board and send the signal to the fuel gauge to display the proper amount of fuel in the tank.
What is the resistance of a fuel gauge?
The level sensor in the fuel gauge sender produces a resistance of about 40 ohms (Gas)/0 ohms (Diesel) empty and about 250 ohms (Gas)/90 ohms (Diesel) full. A short to ground in the sender or the wiring provides a fully empty indication. An open in the circuit provides completely full indication.
This module is located by the front (main) lift pump. Slightly toward the rear of vehicle along the frame rail. On top of this module is a fuel pump balance relay, it turns the rear pump on as needed to transfer fuel. At the module, you have a harness with 6 wires. Unplug it and check the following with a digital volt/ohm meter
What should fuel gauge read if tank is full?
Take an ohmmeter and see what the resitance is between ground wire and the purple wire. If the tank is empty, it should read around 0, if it’s full, about 90 ohms. If that’s right, then check the wiring going to the gauge for excessive resistance.
What would cause a fuel gauge to peg way past full?
Re: What would cause a fuel gauge to peg way past full? Generally, if your gauge is reading past full and the tank isn’t full, it’s the positive wire that has a connection problem. If it’s reading totally empty, it’s the ground. If your tank if full of gas right now; I’d drive it for a while and see what happens.
Why does my gas gauge go from full to empty?
This will send the crazy signal to the fuel gauge. This would be the time you see the gauge going from full to empty on it’s own, or usually after you fill up your vehicle it will act up from the sloshing around of the gasoline. This can get quite annoying, and will leave you not knowing how much fuel you actually have.