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briandrum

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Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« on: May 28, 2010, 01:34:34 PM »
So I fire up babe this morning...let her warm up...hop on and start my journey to work.  When I get close to the end of my road, I look down and the fuel gauge says I'm on empty! :o  I just filled up last night, so I knew it was wrong, but decided to check anyway...obviously it was full.  As I continue my journey, the gauge starts to go up, then back down, then back up, down, up then stays.  I had to just run out to the store, and now it's saying that I have a half tank.....  What could this be?  Maybe a wiring issue?
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2010, 02:10:02 PM »
According to the service manual, it could be a loose wire connection, faulty fuel unit, or faulty instrument.  Go take a look at the manual.  :)
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2010, 08:23:57 PM »
Check the ground lug on the tank. It may be loose or just corroded a bit. Mine acted the same way when I got it.
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2010, 08:58:12 PM »
Yeah, sounds like a bad connection. Mine just goes down, and very fast. ;)
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2010, 09:28:21 PM »
Mine just goes down, and very fast.


..lmao..yeah, mine tooo......
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2010, 11:21:12 PM »
Quote from: sidthesloth on May 28, 2010, 08:58:12 PM
Yeah, sounds like a bad connection. Mine just goes down, and very fast. ;)

Well...aren't you one lucky mother f'r.... ;D

Thanks for the replies...looks like I'll be stripping her down tomorrow....the wife will be tonight :)
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2010, 11:31:00 PM »
...after my first fill-up, a charted 96 mpg.....

...at 30 mph.....
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2010, 11:32:03 PM »
the wife will be tonight


..woo-hooo!!!
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2010, 01:59:13 AM »
Quote from: wordslinger on May 28, 2010, 11:31:00 PM
...after my first fill-up, a charted 96 mpg.....

...at 30 mph.....
   Toooo much about the wife~ Is her name Pam?
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2010, 02:01:48 AM »
..pam..that's a good name...slippery....
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2010, 02:03:46 AM »
Oh! You Dirty Dog!
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2010, 02:08:15 AM »
...NO dis-respect intended, briandrum...

 8)
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Re: Fuel gauge all sorts of screwed up
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2010, 07:37:31 PM »
Quote from: wordslinger on May 29, 2010, 02:08:15 AM
...NO dis-respect intended, briandrum...

 8)

None taken!   ;D
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