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Well the new sending unit that i ordered from nappa was wrong.
1984 k30 driver side mount is not the correct one for the M-1028
Unless my tank is not original.
So i took a second look at my sending unit and found that there was gunk inside the box that the float arm goes into.
Clean it out with...
Hmmm , only thing i can think of bio diesel causing that is gunking up the float arm causing it to stick in the Full position.
Unlikely i would think tho.
Try the junk yards.They like to sell the cluster as one piece but you might get lucky and find one that is missing some stuff and just get the indicator.
I got the whole instrument cluster for spare parts.
$10.00
I checked the ohms from the electrical clips to the black ground wire on the sending unit
WITH KEY OFF
left clip = 0 volts
right clip = 0 ohms
bottom clip = 0 ohms
WITH KEY ON
left clip = 14.45 volts
right clip = +4 ohms
bottom clip -6 ohms
Today i went to the junk yard and tried 4...
My fuel gage is also stuck on Empty.
I pulled the ground from sending unit to frame , gage still at Empty.
TMs say gage is shot. I followed step 3 anyways and removed the pink wire off the sending unit , gage goes to Full , grounded pink wire and gage goes back to Empty.
Tms now say sending unit...