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06-19-2007, 11:26 AM

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So what is wrong if my gas gauge is saying like a full tank and i know all it has in it it is about 5 gallons ?

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06-19-2007, 11:29 AM

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its fugged up.

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06-19-2007, 11:32 AM

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haha yeah i was thinking that but do we know what is effed up

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06-19-2007, 11:55 AM

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10 bux says its the sending unit, mines bad too, and I dont want to dish out the 300ish bux for a new one, or go through the hasel of installing it.

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06-19-2007, 01:24 PM

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Yea sounds like your sending unit is fubar.

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06-19-2007, 02:18 PM

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Mines gay too. It only tells me howmuch I really have when I just start it up. After that it tells me on on E everywhere.

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06-19-2007, 03:05 PM

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Its either the sending unit or the cluster. As said previously, the sending unit is ridiculously expensive, and a pain in the *** to install.

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06-19-2007, 06:52 PM

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my blazer wont tell me how much gas i got, pOs Gm stuff

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06-20-2007, 11:31 AM

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Well what do you guys that have the same problem do ? you follow millage or what ?

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06-20-2007, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by camaroboi33

Well what do you guys that have the same problem do ? you follow millage or what ?

Yep. Set your trip meeter every time you fill up, and fill up when you think its about time.

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06-20-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bernotas05

Yea sounds like your sending unit is fubar.

Fubar...haha I watched that movie the other night for like the 50th time...it's great! Anyway, yea had the same prob with my 96 3.8 a couple of years ago and it was the sending unit, but I didn't replace it because of the reasons everyone already mentioned. Setting the trip and keeping a close watch on it is the easiest and safest way I would imagine.

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06-20-2007, 07:39 PM

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Yep. Set your trip meeter every time you fill up, and fill up when you think its about time.

what he said...:banghead:

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06-20-2007, 07:59 PM

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My Honda's is broken as well.

I just fill it up whenever I think it needs it. It's normally around half tank because I'm afriad of running out of gas.
It's funny, I'll spend all this money on my Camaro but won't spend $40 to replace the fuel sending unit on the car I drive the most.