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Post Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:48 pm 
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Hey Guys,

has anyone hooked a LPG Gauge unit to the stock fuel Gauge?

Mine is showing full when empty and empty when full tried switching the wires around but didnt help.

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:01 pm 
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Have you tried a new sender unit?

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:40 pm 
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hmmm thats going to get tricky.

You need to match the resistance of the sender unit in your LPG tank, to the resistance range of the sender unit from the factory sender unit.

what you are describing to me is that the resistance changes the "wrong way" compared to the OEM one.

ie perhaps (for explaination sake) the standard one is 10ohms at empty, increasing to 50ohms at full. and your lpg one is 50ohms when empty and 10ohms when full.

I am not skilled enough in electronics to suggest a electronic fix. I would possibly look at if you can modify the LPG sender unit (if you can get to it). what does the LPG sender unit look like?

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:47 pm 
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paging JrZook :hey:

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:00 pm 
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The standard sender is 3 ohms at full, 32.5 at 1/2 and 110 empty.

Match that and you're set. :)

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:07 pm 
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atari4x4 wrote:
paging JrZook :hey:
***Page JrZook after he finishes his thesis*** :wink:

But.... Anyone know what the resistance of the actual meter coil?

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:04 pm 
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Thanks for the reply guys! The info supplied so far will be a big help!


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Post Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:48 pm 
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hey Guys,

Still having issues with this any suggestions?

Cheers

Quinny

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