Defender / County fuel gauges different ??

[rijidij]

I recently bought a '96 Defender 130, 300 Tdi. It is missing the fuel gauge, but the wiring is still in place. I fitted the original fuel gauge from my '88 County and it works, but reads full all the time, whatever level the fuel is at.
Does anyone know if there is a difference between a County and Defender fuel gauge. Do they have different ohms ratings.

Cheers, Murray

[sclarke]

Yes and YES...

Diff Gauge and sender on the county is diff to the Fender so a differnet gauge..

Freddy has a few laying around... call him.

[rijidij]

Yes and YES...

Diff Gauge and sender on the county is diff to the Fender so a differnet gauge..

Freddy has a few laying around... call him.

Thanks,
Will try Fred.............I think he's got a few of everything laying around.:D

[AndrewGJones]

Hi,

Thought I would resurrect this thread rather than starting another on the same issue.

Mine is an 87 county, with the dash from a defender, same problem with the fuel reading full all the time.

i'm wondering if this gauge (see link), which has three input options on it would work. i remember reading somewhere that the 240-33 ohms is the correct input?

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thanks

Andy

[AndrewGJones]

in theory I could solder in resistors to bring the ohms back into the range the gauge is looking for...just thinking out loud here.

Fill the tank, measure the resistance being sent, syphon out half the tank, check gauge, adjust resistance to suit correct reading, check when empty. (on the side of the road somewhere! haha)