Re: 95 caravan fuel gauge mystery

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Re: 95 caravan fuel gauge mystery

maxpower

26 May 2006 00:40

> Thanks for comment. Is the sending unit the traditional kind with a
> float and variable resistor? If this is so a reading near EMPTY would
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> Apologies for all the questions, i'm just trying to understand how it
> works. I'll try to find a shop manual and look for a diagram.

The rheostat is bad causing the problem, in all honesty if you plan on
keeping this vehicle you may want to replace the complete fuel pump assembly
at one time if your going to go thru the trouble of removing it.

the pump assembly is about $500.00

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

kg073@yahoo.com

25 May 2006 19:25

Thanks for comment. Is the sending unit the traditional kind with a
float and variable resistor? If this is so a reading near EMPTY would
make sense if the float were sinking. Otherwise I suppose the float
could be hung up or there is a problem with the resistor. Does the
computer have a direct link to the gauge, or do they share the signal?
Apologies for all the questions, i'm just trying to understand how it
works. I'll try to find a shop manual and look for a diagram.

maxpower	24 May 2006 23:04
> The fuel gauge is pegged at FULL and only begins to move when the tank > is down to half or less. The DTE display seems to follow the fuel > reading. Milage figures and other display numbers are OK. Is this a > calibration problem or is there something going on with the sending > unit? More then likely a sending unit problem Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

kg073@yahoo.com	24 May 2006 19:52
The fuel gauge is pegged at FULL and only begins to move when the tank is down to half or less. The DTE display seems to follow the fuel reading. Milage figures and other display numbers are OK. Is this a calibration problem or is there something going on with the sending unit?

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