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01-07-2003, 12:56 AM | #1 |
Whats this wire for?....
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Does your Gas Gauge flop?
My truck has a dilemma, the gas gauge (big style) flip flops while I drive. Its like a pendulum....... kinda hypnotic......
yes...... hypnotic....... mmmm...... donut...... help!
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01-07-2003, 02:12 AM | #2 |
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mine does it as well... just the float moving with the fuel sloshing...no biggy.. nothing wrong with it....
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01-07-2003, 08:37 AM | #3 |
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mine does it also, unless my tank is full, or emtpy, but i like it more when its full
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01-07-2003, 09:50 AM | #4 |
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Yep, here too. It's a common Chevrolet thing.
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01-07-2003, 01:31 PM | #5 |
Whats this wire for?....
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since they're electric, couldn't we add a small capacitor to reduce the high and low readings?
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01-07-2003, 04:48 PM | #6 |
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i dont know about chevys but on a ford i had it was a loose ground wire that caused the guage to go crazy like that
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01-07-2003, 08:19 PM | #7 |
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i was told before about putting a capasitor on it but i forget how , what no. and where to put it. i dam sure aint no electrician
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