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10-13-2006, 03:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: HOWARD LAKE MN.US.
Posts: 42
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weird gas gauge
I put in a new fuel pump and it had 1/2 tank of gas in it I ran it down a while
then needed to fill it up I did and the gauge read way pass full as the gas went down it stayed pegged for awhile =about 200miles it started to bounce all over for awhile=100miles then it reads correct from 3/4 tank untill empty I have filled it up a number of times same exact thing wtf 1997 k1500 crew 4x4 short box thank and please for the help
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10-13-2006, 06:25 PM
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Project92 SWB stepside
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Louisville KY
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Re: weird gas gauge
Sounds like you may have bent the fuel level rod on the pump assembly.
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92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448 |
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10-13-2006, 08:46 PM
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driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
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Re: weird gas gauge
pretty simple, your sending unit is bad. Mine does the same thing, tank has never been touched so nothing is bent.
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10-16-2006, 05:53 PM
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my CheVy TrUcks
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: H-Town Tx
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Re: weird gas gauge
Yea same problem here though i changed out my fuel asymbely with a used one. Needle still reads it just bounces around like crazy when turning it off
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