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Sep 9, 2016 | 12:05 PM

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ultraranger

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Originally Posted by 351Cleveland C4

I've never looked. Maybe with a flashlight. I'll have to try that.

If you don't have a flash light, a lighter will work.

Sep 9, 2016 | 12:11 PM

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hiball3985

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Most aftermarket replacement sending units are off shore crap. Not surprised it's been problematic since day one..

Sep 9, 2016 | 12:35 PM

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Brian1971f100

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If you don't have a flash light, a lighter will work.

Now that's a fire

Sep 9, 2016 | 12:55 PM

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JEFFFAFA

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Now that's a fire

As seen by satellite?

Sep 9, 2016 | 12:59 PM

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351Cleveland C4

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When I first got my truck, I could hear the float rubbing up against the inside of the gas tank and the gas gauge would never read higher than half full --the float was catching on one of the indentions on the inside, front of the tank. I took the sender assembly out and slightly bent the arm (towards the rear of the tank) so that the float and arm assembly would move freely.

That's what I think is probably happening. Just wasn't sure it was possible. Sometimes I can hear it bumping around in there.

Sep 9, 2016 | 01:02 PM

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351Cleveland C4

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If you don't have a flash light, a lighter will work.

I had a firecracker fly into the cab on the 4th of July last year. I saw it go in the window and a classic movie scene of an exploding vehicle flash before my eyes haha. Luckily It just burned the seat a little bit

Sep 9, 2016 | 02:52 PM

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Brian1971f100

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Originally Posted by 351Cleveland C4

I too have had that experience one also. Small cab big bang made my ears ring. Little shrapnel to the face

Sep 9, 2016 | 03:37 PM

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HIO Silver

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Oh I get it now... ... I thought a "firecracker fly" was some sort of insect.

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Sep 9, 2016 | 04:32 PM

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JEFFFAFA

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Oh I get it now... ... I thought a "firecracker fly" was some sort of insect.

Naw, that's a fishing lure.

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Sep 9, 2016 | 08:57 PM

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HIO Silver

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Thanks Jeff! I seem to have understood it too literally.

Now I gotta ask, exactly under what circumstance did a firecracker "fly" into the cab? What the heck are yall doing on the edge of the desert?