fuel level gauge

stangdriven · Sep 6, 2010

does anyone know if the autometer fuel level gauge bounces for slosh...? i hooked it up from the wires that would directly connect to the instrument cluster. I have hooked the gauge up already just havent had a chance to test it...but someone was telling me it may or may not bounce much if at all..? just wondering if this is true.

95PGTTech · Sep 6, 2010

it will bounce with an unbaffled tank (ex: a 03-04 cobra tank not so badly). factory fuel level gauges smooth out the readings from slosh, they are not 100% real time accurate.

stangdriven · Sep 6, 2010

k and im guessing mine being a 96 prolly isnt baffled oh well... its more accurate then my stock would be

95PGTTech · Sep 7, 2010

your stock tank is not baffled.
a properly working 96 gauge is just as "accurate" as an autometer gauge.
the automer is just more shiny, and is not smoothed

ttocs · Sep 7, 2010

and more expensive.

stangdriven · Sep 7, 2010

right well... whole reason i put a new fuel level gauge in was cause my cluster for the fuel wasnt working right.... i do know my sending unit and all that works fine....

95PGTTech · Sep 9, 2010

stangdriven said:
right well... whole reason i put a new fuel level gauge in was cause my cluster for the fuel wasnt working right.... i do know my sending unit and all that works fine....

did you measure what electrical readings you're getting at the gauge and from the tank or are you just assuming part X is right and part Y is wrong and throwing parts and money at your issue?

stangdriven · Sep 9, 2010

no lol.... i messed with the cluster putting it in and thats what messed it up...my stupidity lol..... prolly should have mentioned that before my bad...no i took the car out last night put some gas in and the new gauge doesnt bounce that bad....im happy with it...

ttocs · Sep 10, 2010

I think the backlit gauges have F'ed up far more cars then just cosmetically..

stangdriven · Sep 10, 2010

ttocs said:
I think the backlit gauges have F'ed up far more cars then just cosmetically..

like how do you mean f''ed up... what does it do... ive never had one go bad on me besides my stupidity of messin with it..

ttocs · Sep 11, 2010

we get alot of people on here that have messed up their gauges putting them on and want us to fix it.

stangdriven · Sep 12, 2010

ahh... well im not a big fan off the stock cluster anyways...just the way it looks and all...ugly to me... i plan on installing later on the rest of the autometer gauges... in a race panel....but i think my dad may custom make me a aluminum panel... just curious but how do you fix one of our instrument panels?

95PGTTech · Sep 12, 2010

Autometer makes a replacement cluster panel in a couple gauge orientations.
You'll need to disable the PATS system and do some pretty funky wiring with the tach and speedo.

We installed one on a 04 Cobra street car for a customer at JDM Engineering when I worked there with Autometer Cobalt gauges because his car club (old man) did some occasional late afternoon/night shows and he had a really hard time seeing the stock gauges (he also hurt his left hip bad so we 4R70W swapped it). At 2 hours per gauge rate, $100/hr, 8 gauges in it plus four in the center console, he really wanted them bad. Then there was the whole PATS issue, retuning the car, and getting all the turn signal, ABS/CEL/etc lights moved to a new location. It was not an enjoyable process.

stangdriven · Sep 12, 2010

well.... shit... lol sounds like ya were helpin out a fellow stang guy and sounds like a "fun" process lol.... but hey i hope you dont mind...i added your aim s/n to my list....