L3400 Fuel gauge on full, tank on empty

kennylee

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L3400, L185
Sep 28, 2009
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crestwood mo
I broke the plastic fuel filter housing (bad location for plastic parts) and had to replaced it, and the fuel gauge does not work. any suggestions?
 

Ob1kubota

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M9540DT
Jul 26, 2009
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Birmingham, AL
Heres a quick check for the condition of the resistor ( Pot) in the float gauge assembly. Follow the lead up from the tank and pull the pin connector a part at the first terminal and put your ohmmeter red lead to the pin and the black to a good known chassis ground and move the float up and down in the tank with a coat hanger and see if the resistance changes. If no change you need a fuel tank gauge. I know what you mean about those L series and that plastic filter housing ( sucks) but that 3400 is about the best compact out there for the price. Look at a Deere and you will forget all about that plastic filter housing..... man :eek: does Deere think a lot of their compacts. :rolleyes: