Fuel Gauge Faulty

[oliver]

As a relative 'newbie' to the bongo scene, can anyone help regarding my faulty fuel gauge, which only reads half full even when the tank is full. I have read some of the threads about earthing issues etc. and sounds as if my fuel sender needs replacing. I dont want to mess around fixing it / drilling holes, fiddling with bits of wire etc. and want my Bongo to be spot on, so am happy to buy a new one, but cheapest I can find is £130 on ebay at the moment. (appears to be brand new, someone is selling it as they managed to repair their own)

Has anybody found any cheaper than this, I would considered a properly refurbished / second hand also.

Many thanks

[sparkymik]

Kirsty! help out here with your link or try this

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... fuel+gauge




Sparky

[francophile1947]

Probably only need to clean up the earth contacts. A new unit won't cure it, unless the earth is made good.

[missfixit70]

If you want new, that's about the cheapest you'll get, a secondhand one'll just run the risk of doing exactly the same, unless it's had the earth sorted something like this - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=33920 which you don't seem to like, but it's worked fine for loads of people.

[oliver]

I have tested the fuel sender plug and by shorting the two female contacts, can make the gauge travel from full to empty, 0 to 100 Ohms (as design spec), therefore I am fairly confident that a new sender will do the trick. (I measure around 50 Ohms at the fuel sender terminals when the tank is full, therefore gauge only goes half way)

[oliver]

Thanks for photos Kirsty...I might try this before buying a new one. The one on ebay is auction bid as well as buy-it-now, so might try for a bargain in the auction and if unsuccessful, try your suggestion.

Thanks to all for the quick response..amazing !

[Pablobongo]

Try re-earthing......i had exactly the same problem (fuel gauge reading halfway,even when full) . I ran a second earth which bypassed the plug altogether, and hey presto!, a functioning fuel gauge!....once i exposed the fuel tank, was a ten minute job

[sparkymik]

Thanks for photos Kirsty...I might try this before buying a new one. The one on ebay is auction bid as well as buy-it-now, so might try for a bargain in the auction and if unsuccessful, try your suggestion.

Thanks to all for the quick response..amazing !

That's the spirit save your money and have a Bongo week-end instead let us know how you got on

Sparky