Shawn--On my '95 when the gauge did this, it was the sending unit. It's in
the fuel tank. One of 2 ways to remendy the problem. Drop the tank or remove
the bed. Dropping the tank is easier to align than the bed.
Tim R.
Colo Spgs.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Sullivan" <shelbydz87@ratedg.com>
To: "DML" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 8:29 PM
Subject: DML: fuel guage sparatics!
> Hey guys,
> In my Dakota, I have that fugly 5" fuel tank guage. When I have the car
> running it jumps around a LOT!. I'm talking the needle will move like a
> third of a tank. If the car is just ON, then it doesn't move. I don't
> see any regular pattern to the moving of the needle (ie, thump of the
> bass from the stereo of bumps in the road) it sounds like either a bad
> connection to the guage or a faulty guage itself. If thats the case, I'd
> like to replace it with one about 1/2 the size.
> Could it be the sender unit in the tank?
>
> HELP! Its really bugging me.
>
> . . .Shawn
> --
> shelbydz87@ratedg.com
> '87 Daytona Shelby Z ND
> '95 Dakota Sport
>
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