fuel guage help???
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fuel guage help???
New member to site> what I have seen so far is awesome. I have an 1989 F150 that the fuel guage wont read on either tank. The fuel pumps are functioning and the tanks switch just fine. Any suggestions??
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The brass float in tank is bad about leaking. This will make your gauge read empty all the time. The dealership where I got mine had a box of them under the counter they sell so many.
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...or a bad switch?
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sounds like the gauge or a wiring problem to me guy!would lean more towards wiring since ya get different readings from both tanks!do a search under wiring and maybe a schematic will turn up-then ya know what your looking at-wiring can give ya the blues on these trucks-could be as simple as a bad ground! good luck-stop in and let all of us know what ya find out
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my front tank had the same prob it fixed it self after a weekend out at the dunes doin 60 tru some woops aint nothing like i beams
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lmao around here (las vegas) u dont see that many old chebby just fords same thing out in the desert just fords not to many chebs and the ones that are out there got some deep dollars put inem to take the abuse i love fords just not the new f150 i beatem all the time
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yup you right most I have seen is a composite float! don't sink! with the gauge being different on both tanks it may be! one empty one full-still would check the wires though-easier than pulling tanks! unless ya pull the bed off-and then ya got other issues! fill tubes -wires bolts E.T.C ! good call though guy! worth a shot!