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#1 Posted : Saturday, 31 July 2021 3:07:32 PM(UTC)
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Have replaced fuel pick in my wb ute and 40ltrs of new fuel
Started it up and let it run for 10mins
I’m not getting a reading on the guage
Guage was working before
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#2 Posted : Saturday, 31 July 2021 4:30:27 PM(UTC)
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Step 1 : Is your temperature gauge working ?? If it is go to step 2, if not get your gauge set checked by an instrument guy. There is a voltage regulator side it that supplies both gauges.

Step 2 : Get a resistor of around 20 to 25 ohms (cheap at Jaycar) & substitute it for the tank sender & try again. If the gauge now works, your sender is faulty.

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#3 Posted : Saturday, 31 July 2021 5:49:00 PM(UTC)
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So one end into the sensor wire and other end earthed?
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#4 Posted : Saturday, 31 July 2021 8:05:28 PM(UTC)
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The gauge works on resistance so if it was working before you changed the sender the problem is more than likely resistance at the sender/pickup. remove the new pickup and clean the area it connects with the retaining ring and the retaining ring with steel wool. If the new pickup has been coated with anything that should clean it up. Also check the electrical fitting for corrosion.
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So one end into the sensor wire and other end earthed?


Correct !!

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#6 Posted : Saturday, 31 July 2021 10:48:45 PM(UTC)
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Ok thanks
The sender unit im using is new from rare spares. Is it possible that it’s the wrong unit?
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#7 Posted : Sunday, 1 August 2021 9:39:43 AM(UTC)
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RSP part number SU1018N?

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Yes, that’s the one
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#9 Posted : Sunday, 1 August 2021 12:22:44 PM(UTC)
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That is the correct sender unit for your WB.
If you still have the original sender you removed you could try connecting it up (out of the tank) to the sender wire and connect a ground wire from the sender unit frame direct to the battery. If your fuel gauge still works then you may have a poor ground to the new sender unit or the new sender is faulty.
I have heard of a number of these new repro sender units (to suit various models) being faulty straight out of the box.
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#10 Posted : Sunday, 1 August 2021 12:54:25 PM(UTC)
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Ok, I’ll give that a go. Thanks very much for your help, very
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#11 Posted : Monday, 2 August 2021 1:45:28 PM(UTC)
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Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash
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#12 Posted : Monday, 2 August 2021 1:52:19 PM(UTC)
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They are sort of correct, there was no GTS in WB. WB had an option U17 sports dash that was available on commercials, but so did HZ where you could option the sports dash on most HZ unless it was already standard (GTS, Sandman and SL/E).
WB with U17 should use the same sender as HZ Sandman.
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Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash


That shouldn't alter the fact the gauge doesn't work. Only altering resistance that I understand across the different gauge clusters for the fuel gauge would be air con.
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Sports dash or not, the sender was the same resistance from HJ to WB (excluding WB Statesman).

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#15 Posted : Monday, 2 August 2021 9:17:01 PM(UTC)
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Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash


That shouldn't alter the fact the gauge doesn't work. Only altering resistance that I understand across the different gauge clusters for the fuel gauge would be air con.


Having A/C didn't alter the working resistance of the fuel gauge and sender unit.
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#16 Posted : Monday, 2 August 2021 9:18:31 PM(UTC)
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Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash


How did the test go with the original sender unit?
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#17 Posted : Tuesday, 3 August 2021 1:13:06 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: holden05 Go to Quoted Post
Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash


Definitely came out with sports dash which is identical in every way to a GTS dash (except possibly the silver line around the edge of the facia).
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#18 Posted : Tuesday, 3 August 2021 7:21:06 PM(UTC)
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Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash


How did the test go with the original sender unit?


About 10 full and 120 empty

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#19 Posted : Tuesday, 3 August 2021 7:46:10 PM(UTC)
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Have contacted rare spares. They are saying that the wb never came out with a GTS dash


How did the test go with the original sender unit?


About 10 full and 120 empty



So the test shows your fuel gauge is working.
The operating range for the thermal fuel gauge and sender unit is 10 ohms (full) and 70 ohms (empty) +/- an ohm or two for manufacturing tolerances.
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#20 Posted : Friday, 6 August 2021 7:34:56 PM(UTC)
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ill run a separate earth lead from the unit to the chassis this weekend to see if its an earth prob
The guy at rsp spares said there is no other sender option
The ute originally had the “basic” wb commercial dash in it but was fitted with a yellow needle woodgrain gts dash quite a few yrs ago. So he’s blaming the dash incompatibility

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