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Old 07-29-2011, 10:55 AM
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Hey guys. Just wondering if anyone would know what could cause my fuel guage to all of a sudden start bouncing around? It doesn't do it all the time, but once in awhile it starts to bounce up and down a little. It doesn't seem to matter what level the fuel in the tank is at.

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Old 07-29-2011, 02:24 PM
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Any ideas? Could the sending unit cause this to happen in our cars?
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Bad ground?
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the design of the sender is pretty crappy............there is a lot of slop in it.....only fix is get new with no slop........or pull it out and fix the slop.....ask me how i know


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