Ford 2000 Aftermarket Fuel Gauges Not Working

easyflyer65

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Hello, I have a 1964 Ford 2000, 6V positive ground, in which I've installed an aftermarket Atlantic brand fuel sender and gauge mainly due to the stock sender being severely corroded and not working.

For the life of me I can't get the gauge to read correctly! When I install the gauge into the dash it grounds the gauge case and instantly reads 1/2 full all the time. When I hook up the wire from the sender there is no change at all. With the gauge out of the dash panel it seems to work better but still not accurate. It seems the gauge is finding ground to the chassis before it finds ground to the sender. I've hooked it up with every possible combination to no avail. I've even tried another new gauge - the same 1/2 full reading when hooked up to 6 volt power and chassis ground.

Has anyone else had issues installing aftermarket fuel gauges??

Thanks,

Bill
 
I just finished fighting with a Atlantic fuel gauge last week on a 4 cyl Ford 2000. New gauge and sender. Still didn't work accurately. Got pizzed and thru the gauge out and put in a volt meter. That after-market stuff sure is getting crappy.
 
Had that same problem about year ago. Put new sender and new gauge on, did not work. Called supplier, sent new sender, still did not work. So they sent another gauge, still no work. Gauges were Atlantic, had 6 volt paper stickers on them. Wired sender and gauge to 12 volt battery, worked perfect. Called supplier, they sourced me a gauge from a different vender, put it on and worked. I peeled the 6 volt paper sticker back on Atlantic gauge and it was stamped 12 volts. Could be your problem, maybe not.
 
I dont care for the aftermarket junk either. I called Summit Racing about a fuel gauge and they said the sender ohms had to match the gauge.
 

Yes, that is the same issue I ran into. Peeled off the 6 volt sticker to reveal "12 volt".

So what have you guys done to fix the problem? After 3 weeks of frustration I'd like to get my hood back on and get to mowing.

Thanks,
Bill
 
"So what have you guys done to fix the problem?" A wood stick, here. Cheap, reliable and if lost, easy to replace.
 
(quoted from post at 04:14:16 09/10/18) "So what have you guys done to fix the problem?" A wood stick, here. Cheap, reliable and if lost, easy to replace.

I guess it wouldn't get any more reliable than a wooden stick! Ha.

There's got to be some replacement gauge that will work, we all can't have broken fuel gauges on our tractors.

Thanks,
Bill
 

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