Twice time' a charm. Just put a new tank and sender in mine, gauge went way past full. Pulled it down again, had to replace the little 90 degree connector to the sender, seems the old sender still had the stuck internal remains on it.
The piece of crap remanufactured alternator I got from the local parts store was whistling and whining when I installed it. Then, after not driving the car for a couple weeks, I grab it the other morning to bring it to work and there's an 8 inch diameter maroon-ish puddle under the car. The alternator boiled my battery! Changed the voltage regulator and put the multimeter on it today. It hovered around 14.00 and then spiked to about 16.50. And man, did it stink! I'm waiting on the correct, date coded one I sent to Stellar last week.
Brett, I think you may have a bad battery. The 4 most common reasons for overcharging are defective alternator, defective regulator, bad grounds, bad battery. If the battery wasn't bad before, it probably is now. Did it smell like rotten eggs or sulphur? If so the battery is probably cooked. Check the grounds and change the battery and retest.
The alternator hasn't sounded right since the get go but I was so glad go be back in action, I kinda overlooked the whistling and whining. Shame on me. As for smell, it was like hot wires. The whining would come and go and be especially prevalent while driving. Also, the GEN light stays on now. This is new and happened after changing the regulator. Poor ground, perhaps? I did have to bend the strap a little to fit the socket on. I've ordered a new one. The light did go off for a bit driving home but came back on and stayed on for the rest of the ride. I'll wait until I get my alternator back and top off the battery before doing anymore testing. The car used up enough of my patience yesterday.
hey @Brett Slater it looked good when I saw it! I must admit that I hate high volume reman parts as it seems like they are more trouble than they are worth... 75% of the time it seems like there is some snafu...
Gauge past full usually means an open circuit some where along the wire from the gauge to the tank sender, or from the tank unit ground wire to the body. Also an open sender is possible. Just try grounding near the gauge and note it going to E. Keep moving down the path, no effect means you just passed the open circuit. Bruce Roe
