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Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
91 LX 5.0...what would cause the fuel gauge to read just below a half tank when it's full...bad float? Sending unit???
 
Posted by NO MANRZ (Member # 566) on :
 
The float can only be bad if it breaks off. If you drop the gas tank, remove the sending unit but leave it plugged in, you can move the float arm by hand and have someone inside the car verify the guage needle works as it should. Make sure the tank is near empty.

[ April 19, 2006, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: NO MANRZ ]
 
Posted by hockeyguy713 (Member # 5354) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by NO MANRZ:
If you drop the gas tank. Make sure the tank is near empty.
[Smile]
 
Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by NO MANRZ:
The float can only be bad if it breaks off. If you drop the gas tank, remove the sending unit but leave it plugged in, you can move the float arm by hand and have someone inside the car verify the guage needle works as it should. Make sure the tank is near empty.
okay...so if the float still works but the gauge is wrong, it's a bad float?? [Confused]
 
Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by subsGT:
quote:
Originally posted by NO MANRZ:
The float can only be bad if it breaks off. If you drop the gas tank, remove the sending unit but leave it plugged in, you can move the float arm by hand and have someone inside the car verify the guage needle works as it should. Make sure the tank is near empty.
okay...so if the float still works but the gauge is wrong, it's a bad float?? [Confused]
[Confused]
 
Posted by skeletor1987 (Member # 6597) on :
 
my guage is stuck at all the way full and someone said that it could be the actual unit on the dash.
 
Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by skeletor1987:
my guage is stuck at all the way full and someone said that it could be the actual unit on the dash.
ahh, well mine's not stuck...it moves but only to halfway when full...????
 
Posted by 1bdpone (Member # 6708) on :
 
My 93 had a similar problem. I changed the sender, but still had a problem. I then installed a Autometer fuel guage and it works great.
 
Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 1bdpone:
My 93 had a similar problem. I changed the sender, but still had a problem. I then installed a Autometer fuel guage and it works great.
[patriot]
 
Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by subsGT:
91 LX 5.0...what would cause the fuel gauge to read just below a half tank when it's full...bad float? Sending unit???
[Confused]
 
Posted by hooridecc707 (Member # 6626) on :
 
take the cover off your gauges when on a full tank and move the fuel needle to Full and put the cover back on....simple.
 




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