6v fuel gauge

vickie Seriously Crusin Dubber

190 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 21 Jul 2008, 4:46 pm

#659198

i'm trying to get my 6v fuel gauge to work ....i have a 12v system and the neccessary resistor, but i dont know which wires go where,and for some reason the fuel gauge wiring is not on the '63 bug wiring diagram .....any ideas guys?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Jul 2008, 7:14 pm

#659230

you have 2 wires to connect

the brown goes to the sender unit

and the black to power

with the ignition turned on check the sender unit first by grounding the brown wire to earth and see if the gauge goes to the full mark this will mean the sender unit is working

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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vickie Seriously Crusin Dubber

190 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 22 Jul 2008, 6:17 am

#659300

Thanks for that,
I'll get onto that tonight......

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Jul 2008, 6:29 am

#659301

do worry about the resistor at first just check that the gauge is working then hook up resistor

the calibration wont be correct so you will have to calibrate it yourself eg know when its 1/4 and 1/2 full dont worry about the full indication as it will be off the gauge

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409