 fuel gauge seems stuck at 1/2 (or should I say 2/4..), seemed fine a few weeks ago |
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| potomacmidget |
 Sep 24 2016, 09:29 PM
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I gotta have more cowbell....  Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 27-March 11 From: Maryland Member No.: 12,860 Region Association: North East States 
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Hi All,
filled up the other day and it appears that my gas gauge wont' budge past 1/2 full. Any ideas how to trouble shoot? Sender unit, float stuck, etc.? Any advice appreciated. Car is a 1971 D Jet - all original. thanks! Reg |
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| Mblizzard |
Sep 25 2016, 05:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,033 Joined: 28-January 13 From: Knoxville Tn Member No.: 15,438 Region Association: South East States |
Never under estimate the information that removing the sender and checking the operation can provide.
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potomacmidget fuel gauge seems stuck at 1/2 (or should I say 2/4..) Sep 24 2016, 09:29 PM
euro911 The sender is basically a variable resistor that v... Sep 24 2016, 10:27 PM RickS Just had the same issue and was a bad sender. Sep 24 2016, 10:45 PM Dave_Darling The float is probably sticking on the wires in the... Sep 25 2016, 11:36 PM
michael7810 Mine did that after sitting for 3 months. It fixed... Sep 26 2016, 06:25 PM |
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