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  1. 27th July 2009, 07:21 PM #1
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    Defender / County fuel gauges different ??

    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
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  2. 28th July 2009, 03:47 PM #2
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sclarke View Post
    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.
    '88 County Isuzu 4Bd1 Turbo Intercooled, '96 Defender 130 CC VNT
    '85 Isuzu 120 Trayback, '72 SIIA SWB Diesel Soft Top
    '56 SI Ute Cab

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  4. 5th February 2013, 12:45 PM #4
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    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
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  5. 5th February 2013, 12:58 PM #5
    AndrewGJones Guest
    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)
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