The '73 K-10's fuel gauge pegged out and has stayed there after I was fixing the starter wires. I replaced the splices where someone had taped them together. Any ideas?
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Fuel gauge pegged out
- Thread starter dontoe
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You just dissconnected the wire that runs to the sending unit. It runs through the same tube that the starter wires run through. It'll be a pink light gauge wire, and it will run straight back to the sending unit plug on top of the fuel tank. Simply make sure that you didn't pull it off the top of the sending unit, or ground it out, or cut it somewhere 
pvfjr
1/2 ton status
You have an open somewhere. If it was grounded, your guage would read empty. I'm guessing that since you have a K10, you still have saddle tanks. I think this makes your wires a different color(you'd have two anyway), but you should be able follow it up from the tank and trace it up to the switch at least. There should be a spot on the firewall, mines left of the m/c above the engine, where it plugs in.
big pappa b
3/4 ton status
What are you complaining about? At least you will always have a full tank of gas 
Man, the wiring is butchered up from the PO putting the '73 cab on an '80 chassis. Unfortunately, it is only a virtual reality fuel quantity indicator right now showing full!
I had a major delema with my dual tank setup...
dont know if this will help you at all but may...
http://rootbreaker.no-ip.com/PROJECT_NJLEGAL/wiringdiagram/dualgastank_frame.htm
I know that is a dual tank setup...
however from 1 tank should be a ground wire from tank to frame...
then a brown wire that runs to the front of the truck and through near the alt.... into the cab and to the gauges....
I had alot of problems and had to draw this for me for future reference...
hope it helps at all.. if not...
sorry...
dont know if this will help you at all but may...
http://rootbreaker.no-ip.com/PROJECT_NJLEGAL/wiringdiagram/dualgastank_frame.htm
I know that is a dual tank setup...
however from 1 tank should be a ground wire from tank to frame...
then a brown wire that runs to the front of the truck and through near the alt.... into the cab and to the gauges....
I had alot of problems and had to draw this for me for future reference...
hope it helps at all.. if not...
sorry...
3 on the tree
1/2 ton status
I have never had probs with a Chevy gas gauge, but have fixed alot of Ford?mopar ones. Every one I have worked on, straight ground to the sending unit makes it read full, not empty. Most of the ones I have fixed, involved the windings on the sending unit breaking, killing the ground path resulting in an empty reading. Sometimes the float will stick, usually in the down position,when the tank has sat empty for a long period of time. Never seen a float stick in the up (full) position, but I guess it is possible.
