Help fixing unworking gas gauge.........

[Car RamRod]

ok so I have an 89 lx 4cyl-8 conversion. My gas gauge does not work, and it was like that when I bought it. What I'd like to know is what are the usual probematic parts in the whole setup besides the sending unit itself. And wheres the cheapest place to get the sending unit?
Thanks alot.

 

[ss93cobra]

Either the sending unit (most likely) or what Ford terms the "slosh module" on the back of the instrument cluster, but that would most likely cause more than 1 gauge to misfunction. I suppose one could check for power and ground at the plug in as well.

 

[PuterAmI]

The sending unit should show about ~11 ohms at empty and ~145 ohms at full. Check that first.

 

[Car RamRod]

The sending unit should show about ~11 ohms at empty and ~145 ohms at full. Check that first.

ok ill try that

 

[camarokiller5.0]

I put a new sending unit in and it still doesnt work, i guess ill go into the back of the gauges to check that.

 

[purple87lx]

I have a couple of slosh modules I want to get rid of If you need one $25.00 shipped.

 

[Car RamRod]

ill see where I get when I get to work on it (this weekend maybe), and Ill pm you.