Classic/Antique Car Repair/1971 dodge gas guage

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Expert: - 10/3/2008


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in previous e mail sent wrong address  correct is:                       creekrats13@yahoo.com                       thanks  art

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If I was doing the job I would locate the fuel gage feed wire near the fuel tank. In this car there is no electric fuel pump so there will be one or two wires going over the top of the tank. One will be feed and if there is a second wire it should be ground and colored black. Cut the feed wire. With the key on and a volt meter connected to the wire coming from the front of the vehicle there should be between 5 and 12 volts present. No voltage with the key off. Now with the key off ground the wire coming from the front with a jumper wire. Turn the key on and the fuel gage should start to climb towards full. If it does the front part of the system is ok the problem is in the rear, a bad sender or a bad ground.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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