How many frigging times... seriously...stupid gastank.

[OrangeCrush]

As you know, I installed the supercharger 3-4 weeks ago. When we first installed the fuel pump, we accidently switched the positive and negative wires.

Okay, silly mistake, drop the tank and do it again.

So we switch wires and start the truck up (we changed out fuel pumps before we installed the supercharger just to make sure it worked correctly)

Yup, truck fires up... shows 1/16th of a tank, yellow light on.

Great.

Get the supercharger installed, go to fill up and what? No reading on the gas gauge.

Okay, apparently we must have knocked a wire loose.

So we drop the tank.

To make sure everything is working okay, we plug the fuel pump back into the wiring harness without installing it in the tank.

Ummmmmm, a shot of gas in the face.... okay, so we didn't totally drain the fuel out of the lines in the pump.

It's hums and when we manually move the float, the gauge in the truck moves.

Cool, fixed... we can move on.

Install everything and drive the truck... go fill up and guess what... no freakin gauge movement.

So we drop the tank AGAIN. I pull the pump out and measure resistance across the rheostat....hmmmm, seems to short out and give intermittent readings. When I look at the contact between the metal tabs and rheostat, there seems to be a bit of a gap.

What, $250 for a freakin level sending unit, are you nuts?


I get a rheostat from a friend with an older tank only to find out it's a different style. I manage to remove the rheostat and install it on my tank.

I install the tank and the gauge goes to 1/8th of a tank (which at this point is what I have in it) and the yellow light goes off.

Great, fixed.

I drive the truck to the gas station, put in 5 gallons and no gauge movement.... argghhhhh.

So I break down and pay the money for an OEM new sending unit.

I install it in the tank and guess what.... IT DON'T FREAKIN' WORK.


Once again, I pull the tank and the best I can figure is the float is getting stuck. Not sure how or even why but when I manually connect it and move the float level, it works.

I take the pump assy apart and slide it together 180 degrees out so the float doesn't come anywhere near the tank.

Guess what, it works.

Finally...

What a clusterfudge.


Mark

[H2illBilly]

I know the feeling Mark, sometimes I hate technology. Thanks for sharing the short version it was quite entertaining. (I swear I didn't laugh)

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by H2illBilly

I know the feeling Mark, sometimes I hate technology. Thanks for sharing the short version it was quite entertaining. (I swear I didn't laugh)

Hey man, if I didn't laugh myself, I'd get pissed... it's kinda funny in the end.

Hmmmmmm, I wonder if I can pull the tank, take out the sending unit and get my money back....lol.

Mark

[Big.Z.hummin]

dang! ok ill admit i laughed. I'm sorry though haha
doesnt it always seem like when things can go wrong they go waaayyyyyy wrong

[Easy Ed]

So now the float is on the same side as the external connectors ? Opposite of this pic ? Weird

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[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by Easy Ed

So now the float is on the same side as the external connectors ? Opposite of this pic ? Weird

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Yeah, the tubing is facing the back of the tank, the float now faces the pass. side.

Wierd but it works.

Originally Posted by Big.Z.hummin

dang! ok ill admit i laughed. I'm sorry though haha
doesnt it always seem like when things can go wrong they go waaayyyyyy wrong

Yeah, I'll say.... I just happened to log onto my online banking for the bodyshop and noticed an almost 1500 check is going through tonight. That's wierd, I don't remember writing a 1500 check.

So I just drove to my shop to look at the checkbook and (2) pages of checks (6 checks) are missing.

Just another bullshiet day....

Guess I'll be standing at the bank doors tomorrow morning at 9am.

Sad part is two weeks ago, I had an ex manager of my other bodyshop trying to cash a stolen check. Fortunately the check cashing place thought it was fishy and called the number on the check. Now there's a warrant out for his arrest.

I don't get it... it always leaves a paper trail, what are these people thinking?

Mark

[WEST OZ H2]

Originally Posted by H2illBilly

I know the feeling Mark, sometimes I hate technology. Thanks for sharing the short version it was quite entertaining. (I swear I didn't laugh)

Me either.........laugh I mean..........

[wingn69]

Mark sounds like you had a fun time, but I with HummBob I'll pay some one for that kind of fun. Glade you got it working thanks for sharing the info.