I have never been shown how to use a multimeter....... My old man was with RAME ( army mechanics, electrical and engineer's) and he showed me plenty of cool stuff when it comes to cars but we lost contact before he could teach me how to use a multimeter..... maybe the time spent p****d in the shed having comps to see who could carry a 1.6L motor the furthest wasted some time.
SO, I have no idea how to use a basic tool. I want to check the fuel sender on the ef as I dont know if its the sender or the guage thats at fault. Could someone give me a simpletons instruction on how to use a multimeter to check the sender please? I have sent the dash into diagnostic mode and the result was inconclusive, so to not waste dosh on getting another sender I want to check the one I have first. Once I get my head around BASIC multimeter usage I will be trying it on all sorts of stuff in the car to see what happens and I will teach myself, but the starting point stuff elludes me. The multimeter I have is digital display with a dial on the front to change readings
I hope this question doesnt make you guys think I am more of a d**k head than I actually am ( I am a d**k, but just not a huge d**k). Help would be good, I wont have a chance to try it out till Monday as the mrs is going into hospital to drop out our 3rd tonight but I will read and follow the instructions posted.Cheers Lads

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Here's some good youtube videos about using multimeters dude:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptBYIwxvMEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgYnhY8KKHs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF3OyQ3HwfU&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPaTsBrd-Tg

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Hope these help

Gab

Thanks guys, the old man was a nam vet and when he was good he was good, but the last day he lost the plot he took a chunk out of my oldest kids face. I can't risk my kids so its been 9 years since I last saw him. Wouldnt even know if he is alive or not. Is there is anyone from Caslemaine VIC who knows if G.I is still around? He is a local pub regular and use to drink at the messy dog before she closed down

Surly you reported you're old man and outta the pub for his own good. Right

He was lucky I didn't kill him that day as I didnt reolize he had hurt my kid till I cought up with the mrs who fled down the road with our bub. Went to go back and yes I would have killed him with my bare hands but I could not get into his place, so I decided if I do kill him I will be behind bars and he aint worth spending time away... so we went to the cop shop and they took pic's of my neck and our bubs face and a few months later I heard he got off due to lack of evidence? Man they had pics of finger indents in my neck and of our kids face and 2 witnesses and could not close the case! From that day forward I vowed never to see him again as I still years later would happily beat his face into mashed potato. He use to flog me, my little sister, my mum, my 3 half sisters and also get a bit touchy with one of half sisters, so he deserves all he would get. Its a pity though as when he was good we had a blast and he was a s**t hot mechanic and yes I still miss him but the chance that my kids could get injured again means I stay away. Tell you guys, the blokes that went over and come back bad, there families had to relive the war over and over again and I dont mean through stories.

Never worry about asking questions. In my experience only the ignorant fear knowledge.

That sucks dude.
The good thing is there are plenty or gun mechanics and very knowledged member on the site willing to help.