Seems like I have had a lot of trouble resolving issues with gauges and sensors on my 69 cuda. Made a simulator for the sensors. The oil, gas, and temp senders have the same ranges (learned that here), so one simulator will work for all. I used some 5 and 10 watt resistors and three switches to make it. I used standard resistor values to get pretty close.
Full is 10 ohms nominal, I used a 10 ohm.
Half is 23 ohms nominal, I used a 22 ohm.
Empty is 74 ohms nominal, I used a 50 and a 22 ohm in series.
I tried it on my non working temp gauge ( which has a new sender) and discovered that the gauge works right on all three ranges. Bad sender looks like.
I made it small enough that it will fit in a USPS small flat rate box, if anyone want to borrow it. Since I bought the parts on Amazon, I got enough parts to make a few more, so I might do that if I get bored.
Full is 10 ohms nominal, I used a 10 ohm.
Half is 23 ohms nominal, I used a 22 ohm.
Empty is 74 ohms nominal, I used a 50 and a 22 ohm in series.
I tried it on my non working temp gauge ( which has a new sender) and discovered that the gauge works right on all three ranges. Bad sender looks like.
I made it small enough that it will fit in a USPS small flat rate box, if anyone want to borrow it. Since I bought the parts on Amazon, I got enough parts to make a few more, so I might do that if I get bored.
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