Fuel Gauge
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Fuel Gauge
Hey Guy's: I posted this on the F250 site and no replies, so I'll ask here.
Filled up yesterday and the gauge didn't move up any farther than before I filled up.
It was just above 1/4 tank and stayed there after fill up.
Today it has slowly moved up to 1/2 tank on the gauge.
2003 F250 7.3 4x4
Any help greatly appreciated. Jim
Filled up yesterday and the gauge didn't move up any farther than before I filled up.
It was just above 1/4 tank and stayed there after fill up.
Today it has slowly moved up to 1/2 tank on the gauge.
2003 F250 7.3 4x4
Any help greatly appreciated. Jim
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Hey Guy's: I posted this on the F250 site and no replies, so I'll ask here.
Filled up yesterday and the gauge didn't move up any farther than before I filled up.
It was just above 1/4 tank and stayed there after fill up.
Today it has slowly moved up to 1/2 tank on the gauge.
2003 F250 7.3 4x4
Any help greatly appreciated. Jim
Filled up yesterday and the gauge didn't move up any farther than before I filled up.
It was just above 1/4 tank and stayed there after fill up.
Today it has slowly moved up to 1/2 tank on the gauge.
2003 F250 7.3 4x4
Any help greatly appreciated. Jim
I think these trucks ar famous for inaccurate fuel level readings.
Mine dosent work between 1/2 and 3/4
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Jim...Don't feel like the Lone Ranger.Mine does that ever now and then but I still have not figurred it out.99% of the time it works great and then I will fill up and it will not respond for a few miles and then come up slowly.
I know it is still in-tack in the tank because it has not been too long since I had the tank down.
I know it is still in-tack in the tank because it has not been too long since I had the tank down.
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Thanks Guy's. I have cycled the key switch, and even made a few short trips. It is coming up as I said. I had this happen for the first time a while back, but in an hour or so of driving it was working as it should.
Maybe I'll have a look, if I do the tank mod. Still thinking about if I need it or not.
Thanks Jim
Maybe I'll have a look, if I do the tank mod. Still thinking about if I need it or not.
Thanks Jim
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Mine is constantly stuck on full, no matter what. When I turn the key off it goes to empty. Once in a great while it'll read to correct fuel below 3/8ths of a tank. Oh well, I've just learned to live with it for now. As others have said, many guys have fuel gauge problems.
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Went out in the truck today and noticed the gauge is now reading full. Took less than 15 miles total. I thought I would follow up. Thanks to everyone who posted. Jim
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Mine is constantly stuck on full, no matter what. When I turn the key off it goes to empty. Once in a great while it'll read to correct fuel below 3/8ths of a tank. Oh well, I've just learned to live with it for now. As others have said, many guys have fuel gauge problems.
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Glad to help guy's. I got tired of not knowing how much fuel I had. I used the tripometer for over a year. Everyone kept telling me it was in the wiring between the tank and gauge. I traced everything and found nothing. I finally got tired of it and dropped the tank and figured out that the sender wasn't working. Changed it as described above and now I don't have to wonder how much fuel I have left. Here is the part number of the sender that I used hope it helps:
PS-176
F81Z-9A299-AG
Fuel Sender w/Gasket
Good Luck!
PS-176
F81Z-9A299-AG
Fuel Sender w/Gasket
Good Luck!
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