Hey Shane,
Thanks for the info. I'd attempt the repair myself, but unfortunately I
just moved into an apartment complex and can't do any stuff on my truck
anymore.
As far as the next step in performance, I'd check out www.speedtweaks.net
I've been wanting to buy some stuff for my 3.9L, but I'm too cheap :-)
-Chris
<shanec@spie.org> wrote in message
news:E5DA1AF314C7D2119D5E0008C75D85A903BB9B98@xena.spie.org...
> Chris,
>
> I had this same fuel gauge problem with my '92 dak--3.9L with a 22 gal.
> tank. The problem lays in the sending unit. This is attached to the side
> of the fuel pump in the tank and to replace requires dropping the tank and
> taking out the fuel pump and just attaching a new sending unit. It's not
a
> hard job--just time consuming (yea, and make sure as much gas is out of
the
> tank as possible.). The part was not expensive (I can't remember how much
a
> sending unit is--but has to be less than $100) however, I bet the labor
cost
> is horrible on a job like this. If you're interested in doing this
> yourself, I can give a few more tips to speed the process. Also, if the
> fuel pump is loose, I think you would be sloshing gas out of the tank
while
> driving. Good luck!
>
> And now you can help me...I am looking for the biggest "bang for my buck"
in
> upping my horse power and torque in my 3.9L V6. I have a high flow
exhaust
> and K&N air filter. What would be the next step in increasing power? A
new
> computer chip, a supercharger? Thanks.
>
> Shane Craven
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Spotts [mailto:c.spotts@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:28 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: fuel gauge
>
>
> Hey guys,
> My fuel gauge has started to act strange (moving around during driving)
> I've noticed that there also seems to be a thumping sound coming from my
> fuel tank now when I park. Since I have no idea how everything in the
fuel
> tank is set up, what does this sound like? Could a "loose" fuel pump be
> sloshing around back there, which in turn causes the unit to not know how
> much fuel is in there?
> Also, depending on what it is, how much would something like this cost to
> get fixed?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
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