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Old 08-22-2012, 06:26 PM   #6
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Re: gas gauge works when it wants, help?

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Originally Posted by wilkin250r View Post
Like cjlink said, the gauge reading way past full is an indication of a broken wire, bad connection, or broken wire in the sending unit itself (you'd understand if you were looking at it). There are ways to test each of these. However, because the driver side often works, it DOES indicate that the problem is most likely not in the gauge itself, so a new gauge probably wouldn't fix it.

When the driver side tank doesn't work, what does it do? Peg past full? Peg as empty? Different symptoms indicate different problems.
when it doesnt want to its usually past empty or quarter sometimes even half tank
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