fuel gauge issue???
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fuel gauge issue???
I have been having a small problem over the last few weeks since I got my truck... It is a 99 PSD 2WD Crew cab... At my house I usually end up parking the truck on my driveway since the wife’s car and the jeep are in the garage... The problem is that my driveway is pretty steep and every morning when I come out and crank the truck up my fuel gauge is showing full... it doesn’t matter how much is in it... so I back down the drive and start to work... Needle doesn’t budge... So I have to turn the truck off and then back on and the needle goes to where it should be... have any of you guys had this happen from parking on a hill... Would that be normal or is there a problem with the gauge....
Also When I park on the hill I always put the parking brake on and then put it in park before I shut her off for the day... Do you guys think that parking on an incline every night will be bad for the tranny....
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stewart
Also When I park on the hill I always put the parking brake on and then put it in park before I shut her off for the day... Do you guys think that parking on an incline every night will be bad for the tranny....
Thanks
stewart
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I don't think it's bad for the trans but I do it like you. I put it in neutral and then smash the e-barake before I put it in park. This puts the load on the brake not the gears. As for the fuel gauge I ave had this problem but not from the hills, just a bad sending unit.
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Ford gauges are designed to eliminate sudden peaks and valleys in readings. You can see this by keeping the motor running while you're fueling....you'll note that it takes quite sometime after filling for the gauge to get to full. Same thing happens when you park on a steep angle. It fools the gauge at start up and then it takes a while to smooth out the peak or valley in the reading.
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That's interesting. Every Ford I"ve owned (well at least those built from 1990 to present) has had this characteristic. Even my 1999 Cobra had the "averaging" gauges. But that's cool that you have a "real" gauge. WHen I fill the diesel and leave the engine on (and the tank is at least half empty) it takes more than 3 miles of driving before the gauge reads full.
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I never know how much fuel I have. My truck stays full for 3-4 days then out of nowhere, next time its started, its at half a tank. Funny, using 1/2 a tank with the engine not running
Its annoying, but I always fill up at around 1/4 reguardless of how long it takes to get there. The stock gauges are a joke!!. I hope the RPM and MPH gauges are'nt peak and valley resistant
Its annoying, but I always fill up at around 1/4 reguardless of how long it takes to get there. The stock gauges are a joke!!. I hope the RPM and MPH gauges are'nt peak and valley resistant
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I think you're safe on the MPH and RPM! On our last 90 mustang drag car, we had an autometer tach running off a digital ignition but the factory tach was still functional. At constant RPM they were very close, but the factory tach was just a little slower responding to acceleration. But not so much so that over revving would have been an issue. Gotta love Ford gauges!
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