I have recently encountered an issue with my cluster after pulling it apart to install the LED light kit & cleaning the front cover. When I pulled it out I tore the film on the back of the cluster for the earth on the fuel level gauge and Ofcourse with my luck the nut inserted into the back of the fuel gauge started to spin. I got a second hand cluster that I was told was “good” but now… Issue I’m having is the fuel gauge reads way way over full. Over the fuel symbol on the level gauge. I have checked all fuses and all resistance’s according to the FSM and they are spot on at the tank, Has anyone had an issue similar or this particular issue? Thank you in advance
Not a technical solution, but since the gauge is being weird. I would gently move the needle back to zero and then see if it went beyond. If still went beyond. I would move the needle as far below zero as it had been over full to see if the needle then is moved back to spec. I know Some gauges the needle can be reset to the actual movement of the gauge swing arm. Otherwise you will need to get the gauge fixed or replaced
Have already tried that, did the same thing. I’ll have another look at it tonight and see what I can find.
It might be a year model thing with yours being a later series... I don't know for sure, but having played around with clusters (take two damaged ones try and make one good one sorta thing) I do know that speedos won't calibrate if the component isn't matched with the circuitry
I didn’t think about the year model in particular but I did mate sure it’s a 2+0 jap one I used to get the stuff from. Definitely could be what your suggesting
From memory, the TT tank sender has a different resistance range to an NA sender. I assume the respective fuel gauge would have a different calibration too. Is it possible with the cluster swap you have mixed sender gauge combination?
That’s one thing I didn’t think about, very well may be the case. I pulled it out tonight to triple check everything and I have continuity everywhere. The senders definitely have different resistance’s if I remember reading correct.
So took it all back apart and triple checked everything. Turned out the fuel gauge had a faulty resistor within the gauge assembly causing it to spike. All fixed now
