HAMRHEAD
05-01-2008, 07:32 PM
Trying to program an Autometer Cobalt fuel level gauge and it isn't going well. What the hell am I doing or not doing right? Here is what I got so far.
Red wire = 12v This is good and gauge has power.
Black #1 = Engine/chassis ground. This wire is good.
Yellow = lighting. This is good!
Brown & Black #2 = programing wires, they are good.
Purple = signal wire, not working right.
I used a meter and checked the ohms coming from the in tank sender and they are good. However I get no reading from just the purple wire. I only get a reading when I use the meter on the purple and the black with gray stripe wire. The directions say to run the purple signal wire to the signal wire of the sender. Which to my understanding is the purple one.
Why is this not working? The gauge goes through all the steps but fails to read proper fuel level at the end so I always need to repeat it and it just won't work.
Pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hamrhead/fuel0041copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hamrhead/fuel0021copy.jpg
The arrows are the two wires I use to get the proper ohm readings from. What am I screwing up?
Red wire = 12v This is good and gauge has power.
Black #1 = Engine/chassis ground. This wire is good.
Yellow = lighting. This is good!
Brown & Black #2 = programing wires, they are good.
Purple = signal wire, not working right.
I used a meter and checked the ohms coming from the in tank sender and they are good. However I get no reading from just the purple wire. I only get a reading when I use the meter on the purple and the black with gray stripe wire. The directions say to run the purple signal wire to the signal wire of the sender. Which to my understanding is the purple one.
Why is this not working? The gauge goes through all the steps but fails to read proper fuel level at the end so I always need to repeat it and it just won't work.
Pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hamrhead/fuel0041copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hamrhead/fuel0021copy.jpg
The arrows are the two wires I use to get the proper ohm readings from. What am I screwing up?