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Old May 15, 2022 | 11:09 AM
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Fuel Gauge

The fuel gauge in my 1996 Superduty Bus reads way past full. Do I need to first look at the gauge or the sending unit?
 
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Your sender should be roughly 145 ohms full and 22 empty
Ford service manual used to have us substitute a known good sender for testing (makes it easier)
My vote is your sender is kaput especially if you have been running any fuel additives
 
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