Have to flick ignition for fuel gauge to work?
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Car: 1986 Iroc-Z
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Have to flick ignition for fuel gauge to work?
so my car picked up a problem today, when i turn it on the gas gauge will read then slowly it will drop down to 0.
i have to flick the ignition for it to pick up and start reading again.
My car is a 1986 iroc, could it be a bad ground? if so what wire can i ground out to provide a more solid connection? or what could it be?
i have to flick the ignition for it to pick up and start reading again.
My car is a 1986 iroc, could it be a bad ground? if so what wire can i ground out to provide a more solid connection? or what could it be?
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Car: 1986 Iroc-Z
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Re: Have to flick ignition for fuel gauge to work?
means i have to turn the ignition on and off to get the gauge to start reading
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Re: Have to flick ignition for fuel gauge to work?
Sounds like ground.
On my truck had similar problem. Chased grounds and connections.
Turns out the solder on wires for floater, severed. It was a contact issue at floater wiring in the tank
On my truck had similar problem. Chased grounds and connections.
Turns out the solder on wires for floater, severed. It was a contact issue at floater wiring in the tank
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Car: 1986 Iroc-Z
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Re: Have to flick ignition for fuel gauge to work?
freshened up my grounds today, seems to have solved the issue, hasnt happened again since. Fingers crossed hopefully that was the end of that.
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