Gas Gauge

[DWeigs]

Well the car I bought today has a little problem in that the gas guage doesnt work? Any Adice for me on it?? What should I check and what should i do??

[RidinRails]

usually has someting to do with the fuel pump or the float.

[DWeigs]

Well i just went and put 15 bucks in gas in and the needle went up.... Then about half an hour later it went all the way down to empty.... Then i shut it off after the needle went down and it came back up again and now its staying for a while.... Hmmm confusing....

[RidinRails]

hmm thats wierd...could just be a electrical connection then.

[DWeigs]

THats what i was thinking.... Ill have to check it out and look around soemtime....

[bubba]

If nothing else just figure out about how far you can go on a tank and use the odometer. I had to do this on my buick, because there was a sensor or something wrong and was told it was like $400, never had a problem with just watching my miles.

[DWeigs]

bubba;172376 wrote:
If nothing else just figure out about how far you can go on a tank and use the odometer. I had to do this on my buick, because there was a sensor or something wrong and was told it was like $400, never had a problem with just watching my miles.

Thats what my friend was doing because it didnt work for him. Now it atleast works 95% of the time for me so its not as big of a deal now.......

[bubba]

Ya running out of gas, especially out of town sucks, trust me...I know all bout it, lol.