Gas Gauge Wonders

[Seanz0rz]

abs "fuse" is not a fuse, its a fusable link. as for the plastic top cover, just super glue it back in place, no worries there.

im pretty sure to remove it you must remove the positive input to the fuse box from the battery. there seems to be a metal bar that acts as a retainer, but to avoid having my truck out of service, youre on your own.

[YotaFun]

Let me clarify why I have to replace it.
That little plastic cover went Buh-bye when it came off
(fell into the engine bay never to be seen again)

but to avoid having my truck out of service, youre on your own.

Aww I love you too :-P
LMAO!!!

Well see when I have the time, I have spring break all week long and I have some off days
(that I am going to use to detail the truck all nice nice)
Mom will be home, I can 'borrow' the Lexus when I need to get around.

[Seanz0rz]

if the cover is gone, just stick some electrical tape on it to seal it from moisture until you are able to replace it.

is the fuse part still intact? or did that blow/break? if its still connected, youre fine until you can find time to replace.

[YotaFun]

Yeah it hasn't blown yet.
I guess I wont be disabling ABS for when I hit the trails :-P

[Flomaster]

i used 4 gauge all the way around.. it cost me 30 bucks from a local stereo shop for oxygen free 4gauge and eight 4gauge terminals. the longest part of the project was crimping the terminals on and wraping the wire in elec, tape.
and my thereoy on wire is you might as well do it once with bigger than what you need..
took some pics of my '01 4runner,
alt to bat,

bat to frame,

frame to bat to body,

yes i know i have a lot of wiring here.. but it all is solid..

you grounded your battery twice. instead of grounding to the inner fender well it should have been from engine block to frame. electricity flows in a loop and not putting 4GA *Cough(should have been 1/0)Cough* from your block to frame means thats the bottle neck of the system. you alternator is grounded to the engine hence why you need to make that big ground from the block to teh frame.

now where the heck is the engine block to frame ground cable located often its a steel braided flat cable with no insulation. anybody know?

BTW 1/0 welding wire can be had for probably less than the 4ga wire the stereo shop sold you

-=jason=-

[Scuba]

ahha, you gas gauge is magical...

[corax]

now where the heck is the engine block to frame ground cable located often its a steel braided flat cable with no insulation. anybody know?
-=jason=-

It's better for RF grounding - simple wire, even in short lengths, can start to act like an antenna very quickly.

[Flomaster]

now where the heck is the engine block to frame ground cable located often its a steel braided flat cable with no insulation. anybody know?
-=jason=-

It's better for RF grounding - simple wire, even in short lengths, can start to act like an antenna very quickly.

I am going to just find a suitable place on the block and mount it off a bolt close to the frame.
in the other thread I was told the engine block on the passenger side near the intake has a wire grounding to the firewall. I think I will upgrade that wire instead of going to the frame.

-=Jason=-