Fuel System: Studebaker Avanti Gas Tank Sending Unit Wires

[Albee Basile]

I am changing the float on my Avanti. The gauge works; but does not register full. There is a yellow wire with two wires coming out of it that looks factory however someone put a blue connector on it and that is not connected to anything. Further down on the tank it looks like the wire was spliced and someone put a clear connector on it. What a mess.


The wires to the extreme right red and blue are a "Mickey Mouse" speaker wire.

Does anyone have any ideas about this?

[63r2]

Is it supposed to go to the speaker ?
I seem to remember mine had a wire that connected to the speaker from the harness maybe as an earth.
pb
Ps I will check when I head to the shed.

[Albee Basile]

63R2 you are right! Lou Cote' checked the wiring chart. Thank you!

[StudeRich]

The only thing different about an Avanti that MUST be remembered is: EVERYTHING needs to be grounded.

So at some point that yellow wire from the Sending unit mounting screw will have to go to some Steel part of the Frame.

Avantis usually have a Circuit of White Wires from each electrical component grouping and connected to the Frame.
If any are missing it will be easy to make New ones to ground everything.