Fuel Gauge Stoped Working

[nerisahzn]

Hi guys. My fuel gauge stopped working and is stuck at 1/4 way. is there any fuse that controls this or is there something wrong in the tank. pls help thanks.

[AlexNet0]

dont know about your model, but I believe our fuel gauge is controlled directly from the fuel level gauge in the tank.

[Yaris Hilton]

If you've got the digital gauge with the LCD bars as most of us do, it's pretty much got to be a bad sensor in the tank.

[TLyttle]

I've had the tank unit replaced twice now, and it's gone again. DO NOT depend on the tank gauge! Use your trip odo, and you won't be left stranded out there...

[CTScott]

When the sender is disconnected (i.e. if the fuse was popped), the bottom bar flashes rapidly, like you are about to run out. The fuel gauge sender is just a rheostat that is monitored by the combination meter. You may want to pull it out and check the sender rheostat for build-up from impurities in the fuel.

When I pulled Crashy's fuel tank off to do some frame welding, I pulled the sender out of the tank to check it out. Here are some pictures of it:


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[ezhacker1]

yeah i never trust fuel gauges, the last bar starts blinking, i should have 1.4 or something gallons, then drops to 1.1 or something when fast blinking, but i fill up when it starts blinking, i never break 10gals at pump. the bars drop too fast i guess. better to be safe than sorry and fill up when it blinks tho.

[nerisahzn]

thanks guys, will get the hubby to check the tank. thanks a lot for the help.