Bench Testing a Fuel Gauge

[BlueSS454]

I'm still having a hard time getting the fuel gauge to read in the Charger.  There is continuity in the main power line back to the sender, and it is properly grounded, still not reading at all.  I have another gauge in a spare cluster, is there a way to bench test the gauge itself to see if it's working?  I'm trying to isolate if the gauge itself is bad, or there is some faulty wiring in the dash harness, which really wouldn't suprise me.  Same thing with the oil pressure gauge.  I installed a new sender, still doesn't read.  I know the IVR is good, the temp and amp gauges work fine.

[Plumcrazy]

Just connect the two terminals to a 9v battery, but only for a second or two !

[BlueSS454]

I took a fuel gauge out of one of my parts dashes.  I hooked it up to the battery charger and set it to 6 volts.  This gauge works  .  I also pulled the dash out of the car and checked the continuity from where the harness plugs into the dash all the way back to where it plugs into the sending unit, all is good.  If this doesn't work, I don't know what will.

[resq302]

Glad to hear that you have a possible working fuel gauge soon Tom.  Keep us posted.

[BlueSS454]

Success  .   I swapped out the gauge that was in the car for the one I pulled out of the parts dash, I know know how much gas is in the car.....NONE  .  Now I go on to the pesky oil pressure gauge and also figure out why now the dash lights are out and the horn stopped working  .  FIx one problem gain a new one   

[resq302]

Success  .   I swapped out the gauge that was in the car for the one I pulled out of the parts dash, I know know how much gas is in the car.....NONE  .  Now I go on to the pesky oil pressure gauge and also figure out why now the dash lights are out and the horn stopped working  .  FIx one problem gain a new one   

ha ha.  I thought it was fix one problem, have 3 more come up.