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Old 10-04-2013, 07:00 PM
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fuel sending unit
First off my gas gauge is not reading right, I fill up the tank and it only marks 3/4 of tank, I told my friend about this he said it's the fuel level sender. So my question is this, can you replace only the fuel level sender instead of replacing the entire sending unit?
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Old 10-04-2013, 08:31 PM
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Car: 82 TA 87 IZ L98 88 IZ LB9 88 IZ L98
Engine: 5.7TBI 5,7TPI 5.0TPI, 5,7TPI
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Re: fuel sending unit
No, it is a single unit. ...but before you drop the tank, probe the sender wire and with a full tank check if you have around 90 ohms to ground. If you do, it's your gauge. Wouldn't be the 1st to go bad
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So it might not be the sending unit at all?
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investigate before tearing sh*t apart
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OK thanks for your advice
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