12-01-2013, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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stupid fuel gauge
hey guys ive researched trouble searching on fuel gauges but this ones got me twisted. 6 months ago I put a new sending unit in my blazer. so I could see how much gas I had well recently it started to mark 1/2 no matter what was in the tank. and every so often it would mark correctly and then go back. well the last 5 days its just stayed on 1/2 tank. i know i have at least 3/4 tank. i switched the fuel gauge and same thing. any ideas? i bought the sending unit at oreillys they aint to fun to put i either LOLthanx
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12-01-2013, 05:58 PM | #2 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
I'd suspect the sending unit again. The new floats are garbage.
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12-01-2013, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
hooray so those stupid things only last like a half a year dam what a waste of money and broken knuckles
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12-01-2013, 06:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
oops I just called oreillys I guess ive had it a year and 2 months now dam throw away parts.
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12-01-2013, 07:01 PM | #5 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
Went through that sending unit issue with the bad float on a 68 last year, replaced it twice and the new junk wouldn't work a day. It would be nice if you could spray them with something to seal them that wouldn't dissolve in your gas and foul it up.
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12-01-2013, 08:00 PM | #6 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
was reading on another website were guys just cut a access hole in the bed instead of removing the whole tank. this sucks cause I really enjoyed having a fuel gauge
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12-08-2013, 12:47 AM | #7 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
Not discounting new equipment being junk, but did you check your grounds. My '79 K10 used to read 1/4 no matter what. I installed a new ground from tank to frame and the gauge has been reading true ever since. With any electrical issues,gauges incl., 90% of the time a ground is the culprit. Cheap fix first.
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12-08-2013, 10:26 AM | #8 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
Thanx I'll check that out funny thing it started marking a little less than 1/4 of a tank and it was right but after a fill up back to the center it went
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12-08-2013, 04:47 PM | #9 |
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Re: stupid fuel gauge
for sure check the tank/sender ground.may even want to add one for the cluster
i bought a spectra sender last year for the 79 no problems and it sat 5 months over the winter,parked again now
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