Fuel gauge March 09, 2013, 02:55:02 pm Yahoo Message Number: 137265I went fill up my LD yesterday fior our trip to Morro Bay. After leaving the station I glanced at the fuel gauge and noticed that it was registering EMPTY. I turned the ignition off and on when I returned home and noticed only a slight movement but it never moved above EMPTY. Has anyone experienced this problem? I'm thinking faulty switch in the gas tank? Expensive? Dale from Downey.
Re: Fuel gauge Reply #2 – March 10, 2013, 10:32:41 am Yahoo Message Number: 137279Quote I went fill up my LD yesterday fior our trip to Morro Bay. After leaving the station I glanced at the fuel gauge and noticed that it was registering EMPTY. I turned the ignition off and on when I returned home and noticed only a slight movement but it never moved above EMPTY. Has anyone experienced this problem? I'm thinking faulty switch in the gas tank? Expensive? Dale from Downey. Dale, this just happened to me for the first time last week. I had just filled up and it registered 1/4 full. The gauge had not moved a bit. I tried several things and nothing budged. My first thought was to try to find a Ford dealer but after getting groceries just went back to our boondocking spot to hook up the Scion xB (love that car). I then decided to leave in the morning. So in the morning when I started DD up, the gauge registered full and has worked through the last fill up yesterday. Weird, huh?Judy Wms. Blue '07 RB "Dog Daze" White '09 Scion "Puppy Daze" And all the fur kids
Re: Fuel gauge Reply #3 – March 10, 2013, 01:40:04 pm Yahoo Message Number: 137280I think mine did that also when I bought it. Maybe it will fix itself again? If it doesn't I'm pretty sure the has tank has to be dropped to change out the switch. If I do that, I might as well change the fuel pump because I have no record of when or if that was done. Mine is a 1991 ford E-350. (113K miles). Dale.
Re: Fuel gauge Reply #4 – March 10, 2013, 02:27:30 pm Yahoo Message Number: 137281I just had the fuel pump experience on our '01 MB. The gauge is part of the pump assembly. An independent shop installed new for me. Parts cost $455. I think the labor was 2 hours.I'm pretty sure if it were only my gauge and not a pump failure, I'd start being really careful with the odometer readings at fill-up. After all, my mileage doesn't vary *that* much.John
Re: Fuel gauge Reply #5 – March 10, 2013, 03:45:00 pm Yahoo Message Number: 137283"I went fill up my LD yesterday fior our trip to Morro Bay. After leaving the station I glanced at the fuel gauge and noticed that it was registering EMPTY."Dale Old fuel sender float mechanisms can stick and not register the fuel level. Try driving down a rough road and see it that frees it up. As mentioned before, you know what your mileage normally is. Calculate how many miles you can go, using 1 MPG less that normal. Then note your mileage when filling up. This method worked for me many years ago when I owned a VW that did not have a gas gauge. It did have a lever you kicked when running out of fuel that provided another gallon. Ah, the 'good, old days.Larry
Re: Fuel gauge Reply #6 – March 10, 2013, 05:14:29 pm Yahoo Message Number: 137284QuoteI'm pretty sure if it were only my gauge and not a pump failure, I'd start being really careful with the odometer readings at fill-up. After all, my mileage doesn't vary *that* much.John I've been monitoring my fuel usage with my odometer since 2007 when my gas gauge broke on my Buick Lesabre. All it takes a little effort to keep track of mileage. Save your money and fix it if/when the fuel pump goes.Ymmv Ed
Re: Fuel gauge Reply #7 – March 10, 2013, 06:54:19 pm Yahoo Message Number: 137285With the OLD VW you could also just look
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