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DeWaine

Fuel gage stops at half empty

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After filling up the tank reads full and then when it reaches past half it sticks at half full and I have recently ran out of gas becasue of this misreading. How can I change the gage out? :(

Da' Moose
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Post by Da' Moose »

One would need to check if the Gage is the problem or the Sending Unit in the fuel tank is to blame. The sending unit has an access panel just behind the rear seats.

Does any body know if the fuel gage system is a
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