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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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Default fuel gauge shows wrong,please help

my car is a 95 z28,it has ran out of gas 2 times already,when it hits the quarter mark.i run out of gas,so i have to make sure that i put gas in before it gets ther,is this a common issue,or is it the float messed up.
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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It's common, mine has about 2 gallons left when I hit 1/4.
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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Does your car have an aftermarket gauge cluster? Someone might have pulled the needles and not put it back on correctly.
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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its the factory gauge,if this is common,is there a fix for it.like taking the needle off and setting it to empty
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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Default fuel gage

im thinking of replacing the whole unit in the tank,or should i get a 255 pump and just replace the pump
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