Fuel Gauge
Fuel Gauge I start my car up this morning and my check gas light comes on, wife drove the car last. I go to gas station and put 6 gallons in it and gauge shows full. Not maxed to the peg like it usually is but full. After driving for 10 miles it's around 3/4 tank. I turn it off then back on, and it reads full again. I know it's not full. Any idea's ?
search for writeups on how to swap fuel pumps, specifically looking for walbro 255 pumps, there's quite a few topics about it. But basically you need to drop your exhaust, PHB, sometimes the rearend but most people don't need to, and the tank should come out with a lot of fenagling. It is a bitch though, good luck. There are ways to trouble shoot the system without pulling the tank, but I bet it's that sender, otherwise it will probably be a bad wire, connection, or short somewhere.
I filled the car up and the gauge maxed out. I've drove 100 miles and it hasn't moved. If I turn the car off, then turn the key to on (with out cranking) a couple of times the gauge will start bounceing around where it's suppose to be. Once I crank it up, it goes back to full.
OK, 150 miles on the tank now. Crank the car up and it shows full tank. Wait 15 - 20 sec. gauge starts to move to 3/4 tank. Stays for a little bit and then heads back to full. Stays for a little then starts to move slowly back to to 3/4 tank. Give half throttle and jumps back to full tank. Does this everytime. I'm just trying to pinpoint this before I drop the tank.
Yeah I would say the sending unit is toast. Dropping the tank is not a big deal, I got mine out in maybe an hour, did not need to drop the rear end. Only had to remove the exhaust, filler neck, and a brace.
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or you could just cut a hole in the rear hump...makes it a snap to change out the pumps...
just grab yourself a peice of sheet metal and use some gasket maker silicone between it and the body and secure it with screws...So much easier than dropping the tank...
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...tive+Air+Tools
these things are amazing and get the job done in NO time...you might be able to borrow one from a body shop...and you won't have to risk cutting into the tank...
just an idea!
just grab yourself a peice of sheet metal and use some gasket maker silicone between it and the body and secure it with screws...So much easier than dropping the tank...http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...tive+Air+Tools
these things are amazing and get the job done in NO time...you might be able to borrow one from a body shop...and you won't have to risk cutting into the tank...
just an idea!
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Verdad Gallardo Where can I get the sending unit? Everyone I call says you have to buy it with a fuel pump. I'm sure a new fuel pump wouldn't hurt, but I would rather step to a better fuel pump than stock if I'm going to replace it.