Fuel gauge

[robdrinky]

untill this week our fuel gauge dropped to empty with the ignition turned off,now it stays at the level in the tank.
appears to work normally apart from this.
done a search and it seems that some bongos do read the level with the ignition off.
any concensus on this?

[mister munkey]

Mine drops when off.

Infact - blasting down a motorway at 90 plus has pretty much the same effect!

[Jolly Rogers]

The fuel gauge should read the level with the ignition switched off. Sounds like you need to earth your fuel sender. Missfixit has a post on here showing you where it is. Quiet a common fault with Bongos.
Easy to rectify.

[David Edwards]

Yea and it is easy to do as well, just remember as a safeguard make a second earth with a screw and a cleaned body area as a back up.

[brorabongo]

blasting down a motorway at 90 plus has pretty much the same effect!

Mine stays when switch off. If I fill with oil, it does not show the increase, until ignition is switch on.

[Dolly1]

Yep,Bad Earth,gauge should always tell you how much you have left in the tank.Or how much you have used.!!

[The-Novice]

Here is the link that Missfixit did for access photos - CLICK ON ME

[robdrinky]

think i prefer it dropping to empty like our other vehicle(and most others i have owned).
sounds like i need to recreate the bad earth

[bigdaddycain]

My gauge shows the fuel level with ignition off.