Jason Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Teddy and I found an T 19 at the wreckers and pulled the dash. We have deiced to mount it in my spirit. But i think the fule gage is stuffed, its really stiff. Is there any way of testing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) Yere T 18 sorry typo, i found some info, seem that the fuel sensor is just a resistor Edited December 15, 2004 by Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickZ Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) the fuel guage uses a positive from the ignition circut and the sender is a resistor that runs to ground/body (negitive)....the more fuel you have in the tank to closer to ground (negitive) it becomes, so the guage reads higher (torwards full). The guage will be hard to move if you are pushing it with your fingers as most use a special metal that changes shape as it gets hotter..wrapped around the metal is wire that is shorted between positive and negitive as the sender reads full or empty and produces heat to make the guage work (same at the temp/oil etc). you will be able to test it but hooking it up to power...but be carefull you only do really short zapps as holding it on the power will stuff the guage as it never really get a full 12 volts and there is also a regulator similar to the guages but has contact points the open and close to regulate the power. hope this helps Edited December 15, 2004 by NickZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trdcamrypride Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 thanks for that information nick, i just learned something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yup, we got a T18 dash (see pic, the console has been pulled apart, but its back together atm) its going to be swoit when its all done :doublebird: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Ahhhhh! Can't you see the nice shape look of the RED line, in the tacho (not orange) and there no tint at all :doublebird: and all those gauges too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 the reason we decided to get that 1 was to be different, change of style, more gauges. Its a pity the CSX dash is a really scummy cream colour, this one is nice n white :P- we are replacing all the lights with LEDS, and adding a few things here and there :doublebird: ;) ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trdcamrypride Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 nice, i have blue LEDs in my Camry's dash, it looks nice and its quite bright as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae71neo Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 I don't mind that dash actually. Yeah mines not really white at all :doublebird: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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