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Gas gauge prob

Old Apr 13, 2001 | 01:01 PM
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z28
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Gas gauge prob

This morning on my way to work I pulled out of my driveway kind of fast and thought I smelled a faint burning smell, like brakes burning. So I’m driving along and see my gas gauge telling me I’m low. So I stop, put $10 in and turn the key forward. Gas gauge doesn’t move. Turn on the car. Still nothing. Drove 5 miles to work still nothing. So, I dunno what could be wrong, but that ain’t good. Isn’t there a thing like the oil sending unit for the gas gauge? That could be it right? I hope it’s not serious. Anyway, car runs great though, so I dunno any help is appreciated.

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86' IROC-Z
5.0L TPI
Spohn panhard bar and LCA's
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Old Apr 13, 2001 | 01:26 PM
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Join the club! You have a guage, and a sending unit in the tank. see posts about gas gauges on the next 3 pages, one of them tells you how to see if it is the gage or the sender, it would be redundant to do it over again here!

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1957 3/4 rat
1966 c10 panel
1968 c20 350, 350
1982 camaro 305, THM-200-R4
1984 Monte Carlo, 350, th-350
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