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sixshooter798 · 01-23-2011, 04:43 AM

Does it stay in the same place no matter what?

GMC Guy · 01-23-2011, 04:45 PM

no the gauge goes down, it just won't go all the way to full. which is annoying cuz i don't know exactly how much fuel i have...

it has to be something wrong with the gauge or the connections to it right? cuz it does the same thing which ever tank i fill.

tucsonjwt · 01-23-2011, 10:41 PM

My fuel gauge had the problem at the other end - would only go to 1/4 full on both tanks, then would start working when the tanks were actually 1/4 full. My guess is you need a fuel gauge like I needed one - $50 + shipping will answer your question for sure.

GMC Guy · 01-23-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tucsonjwt

My fuel gauge had the problem at the other end - would only go to 1/4 full on both tanks, then would start working when the tanks were actually 1/4 full. My guess is you need a fuel gauge like I needed one - $50 + shipping will answer your question for sure.

where did you buy yours? and maybe i'll try a few from the pick n pull

sixshooter798 · 01-24-2011, 02:12 AM

I'd grab a couple from the local junkyard before I bought a new one. The gauge does sound like your problem!

GMC Guy · 01-24-2011, 03:26 AM

is there any way of testing a fuel gauge without filling the tank?

tucsonjwt · 01-24-2011, 07:24 AM

Classic Parts. In Tucson, you would never find a used gauge at a junkyard, and if you did it would cost almost as much as a new one.

01-23-2011, 04:43 AM	#1
sixshooter798 Desert Rat Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mojave Desert Posts: 169	Re: fuel gauge issue Does it stay in the same place no matter what?

01-23-2011, 04:45 PM	#2
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Re: fuel gauge issue no the gauge goes down, it just won't go all the way to full. which is annoying cuz i don't know exactly how much fuel i have... it has to be something wrong with the gauge or the connections to it right? cuz it does the same thing which ever tank i fill. __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

01-23-2011, 10:41 PM	#3
tucsonjwt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,198	Re: fuel gauge issue My fuel gauge had the problem at the other end - would only go to 1/4 full on both tanks, then would start working when the tanks were actually 1/4 full. My guess is you need a fuel gauge like I needed one - $50 + shipping will answer your question for sure.

01-24-2011, 02:12 AM	#5
sixshooter798 Desert Rat Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mojave Desert Posts: 169	Re: fuel gauge issue I'd grab a couple from the local junkyard before I bought a new one. The gauge does sound like your problem!

01-24-2011, 03:26 AM	#6
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Re: fuel gauge issue is there any way of testing a fuel gauge without filling the tank? __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

01-24-2011, 07:24 AM	#7
tucsonjwt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,198	Re: fuel gauge issue Classic Parts. In Tucson, you would never find a used gauge at a junkyard, and if you did it would cost almost as much as a new one.



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