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(Message started by: TheKingLives on Mar 29^th, 2005, 8:41pm)

Title: petrol gauge
Post by TheKingLives on Mar 29^th, 2005, 8:41pm

my petrol gauge has stopped working on my scorpio 2.3 n reg stripped tank down but float is ok any ideas anyone like is there a fuse that needs changing

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 29^th, 2005, 10:47pm

How's the Temp gauge behaving ? they're usually wired in tandem from the same voltage regulator.

In other cars it's easy to test and eliminate whether the the petrol gauge is faulty by earthing one of the tank float sender wires to obtain a full deflection of the gauge needle, but seeing it's a Scorpio it may be a lot more complicated.

There is wiring diagrams on this site, somewhere.

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by Snoopy on Mar 29^th, 2005, 11:08pm

Full wiring doagra here http://www.carsoft.ru/avtorepair/sierra_el.html

have you done an instrument reset as per instructions on the main site. seeif it gives full scale reading?

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/instreset.htm

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by TheKingLives on Mar 31^st, 2005, 7:15pm

Temp unit ok, someone suggested it might be the sender unit, does anyone know were to find that

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by craig on Mar 31^st, 2005, 7:21pm

well sorry but that was me,obviously wrong as the post was deleted.. ??? ???

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by daven on Mar 31^st, 2005, 7:45pm

Or was it this one mate

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Problems;action=display;num=1112224107;start=1#1

;)

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by bucks_tony on Mar 31^st, 2005, 8:26pm

the temp gauge is working fine i think it may be the petrol sending unit. as im not a mechanic im not sure who much it will cost to put right but i will try and get a quote this week. the trip works but obviously the petrol estimate is being judge by the gauge so until i fix that i dont think it has much use . cheers for your comments

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by bucks_tony on Mar 31^st, 2005, 8:27pm

sorry just realised this is a different thread but same problem apoligies ;D ;D

Title: Re: petrol gauge
Post by craig on Apr 1^st, 2005, 2:14pm

:-[ :-[ sorry dave :-[ :-[