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May 15, 2011 | 10:23 AM

navigatorstang

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fuel gauge problems

2001 navigator, 160k miles. fuel gauge was acting up for the last couple of months, but now it is completely wrong on the dash. it reads empty and low fuel light is on at all times even with a full tank...

can anyone help me as to where i would begin to fix this?

May 15, 2011 | 12:20 PM

I fish

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if it stays on empty i'd guess you have a bad ground somewhere. I'd start there as it's the cheapest place to start

May 15, 2011 | 12:36 PM

mudder1_2000

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It's more than likely your fuel level sensor.

May 15, 2011 | 01:39 PM

navigatorstang

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oil light comes on until truck warms up then goes away everytime, coolant light is figgity too... i wonder if all of this could be related?

May 15, 2011 | 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by navigatorstang

oil light comes on until truck warms up then goes away every time, coolant light is fidgety too... i wonder if all of this could be related?

It's consistent with a bad ground, as 'I fish' has already pointed out.

May 15, 2011 | 03:08 PM

navigatorstang

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does anyone know where the ground for all this stuff may be? is there a common one? im used to working on my mustang and f150 these lincolns have a whole lot more going on.