Jumpy gas gauge?
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Jumpy gas gauge?
hi everyone! My ford has a problem with a jumpy gas gauge. The meter just kinda "flows" back and forth across the gauge window. It seems to sometimes "settle" it what might be somewhat of a correct reading, but not sure. Anyone out there ever have this kinda problem? It wouldnt be such a big deal, but the nearest gas station is about 25 miles away. Thats wide open West Texas for ya!---------> pcline
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Jumpy gas gauge?
Hi, it sounds like you have an intermittant ground problem check the ground wire at the sender pull it off and clean it up with a piece of sand paper and reinstall it see if this helps it. John
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Jumpy gas gauge?
I have the same thing - on one of the tanks. The other always shows empty :-)
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1988 F-150, 5.0L 302ci, 5spd, SuperCab. Shorty headers, K&N filter, Accell 300 8.8mm race wires, Accell supercoil, Accell rotor+cap, Bosch +4 Platinum plugs, RanchHand bumper. Soon: MSD 6a ignition and dual exhaust.
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1988 F-150, 5.0L 302ci, 5spd, SuperCab. Shorty headers, K&N filter, Accell 300 8.8mm race wires, Accell supercoil, Accell rotor+cap, Bosch +4 Platinum plugs, RanchHand bumper. Soon: MSD 6a ignition and dual exhaust.
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Jumpy gas gauge?
It's actually the fuel level sender in the tank. Not quite sure how to explain this but the sender is like a slide potentiometer with a wiper rubbing against a resistance film (this is the part I can't explain clearly). But anyways, over time the wiper wears out the film and grounds itself out resulting in a bouncing gauge needle. On mine, I can tell mine is worn out from 3/4 of a tank to 1/8 of a tank. The needle works just fine when full and almost empty but when it's anywhere in between 3/4 and 1/8 of a tank, the needle pegs out. Only fix to this problem is a new fuel level sender.
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I'm not sure on your guy's problem, but mine will drop down to 1/4 tank when I do a nice pedal to the metal, quick shifting, when getting on the freeway or leaving my house (street in front of my house, speed limit=55) even with a 1/2 full tank it will drop down to 1/4 tank if I floor it for a bit, but after 20-30 seconds of normal driving it goes back up to where it was before, I dunno but I think its just the gas sloshing around 
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