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My fuel gauge is whack

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  • Start date Start date Apr 28, 2004

Emysterio

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Whenever I put in a full tank of gas my fuel gauge only shows as having a quarter of a tank, and as I drive the car it slowly goes down to Empty over the course of a week as the gas is used. What do I need to do to fix this?
 

mr_woodster

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as I drive the car it slowly goes down to Empty over the course of a week as the gas is used. What do I need to do to fix this?
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REFILL as needed!

as for the other problem, sounds like the sending unit for you gauge
 
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Tru_Blue_104

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I have a similar problem, how hard is the sending unit to replace? I know you gotta pull the tank, but any hurdles other than that?
 
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quik87

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i droped my tank 4 days ago. wasn't a big pain in the ass as i thought though. if you drop it...make sure there is no gas...or very little gas in the tank. i found out the hard way...over half tank. oh...and be sure not to smoke..very bad things happen.
 

Emysterio

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The gas tank I have on my 87 is from a 93 model because my old one was rusted out. It was perfect inside no rust at all, just had a small dent in it so that when looking at it from the back it sits a little higher on the right side. I wonder if this could be causing the fuel gauge problem.
 
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