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Old 03-24-2007, 12:09 PM
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Frozen Gas Gauge??
Anyone else have this happen to them? When I turn my car off now, the gas gauge doesnt go down. Then the other day I was driving the interstate and my gauge said half tank, but my gas light turned on. then I go put gas in and the gauge doesnt move and my light went out meaning gauge is broke or just stuck?????
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Old 03-24-2007, 12:13 PM
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its probably the sensor in the gas tank...not the actual display (needle)
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Old 03-24-2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
its probably the sensor in the gas tank...not the actual display (needle)
Then why would the low fuel light come on?
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Old 03-24-2007, 01:24 PM
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Then why would the low fuel light come on?
different sensors
one for level and one for when it reaches low
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I checked and it looks like there's only one sensor in the tank feeding the gauge control unit that's just a variable resistor. The lower the fuel level the higher the resistance. When the resistance is high enough, the lamp switches on, but I have no clue as to how gauge controller makes that happen.
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