Time for a new sending unit.
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 7:27 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Gas gauge did something funky today....
My '96 has always been way off. Now, for instance, it's sitting in the yard
with 178.6 miles on this tank, and the gauge says I have less than a quarter
tank left! Plug in the numbers, and the math says that means I'm only
getting 9 MPG!
Now, this tank has been mostly around town, but my truck gets 15-16 around
town and 17-19 on the highway. If I was to go fill up now, I'm confident
I'd have most of a half-tank left.
I don't know why it does this.. makes it kind of tricky to figure out
exactly when to fill up.
-- Later, Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.75 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver ""Vic"" <ib4x4@satx.rr.com> wrote in message news:008601c22c35$4cfa5c00$9000a8c0@grinch... > > In the past month or so my Dakota decided to tell me it was out of gas a few > times when I had plenty left. > > The first time it happened when I first started the truck, got the chimes > and the gauge was pegged at empty, plus my overhead computer shows distance > to empty was zero. I didn't happen to have my wallet when this happened, so > I had to run home to get money, then right as I pulled into the gas station > the gauge went up to about half a tank. This has happened a couple of times > since then and I haven't really noticed a pattern. The first time it > happened was right after I installed my powergate. I had a little problem > with wiring the powergate, so I had tapped a few wires that didn't work. > There might be a couple of wires that have very small bare spots from being > tapped, so I am going to go back and cover them to see if the problem goes > away. > > I'd be curious to know if either of you had noticed this after messing with > any of your wiring. > > > "Jack Snodgrass" <jack+dml@cybermail.net> wrote in message > news:<MPG.179b31c0b1225954989687@news.dakota-truck.net>... > > > > In article <001601c22b33$1f584440$e54cef41@kwreimer>, kwreimer@msn.com > > says... > > > > > > Relax. > > > > > > My gas guage did some funky stuff once..... I knew that it > > was doing funky stuff... and I STILL ran out of gas. I was > > 1 mile from the closest gas station. I was pissed. I told > > myself the night before... 'remember to get gas in the > > morning... you can't make it to work on what you've got...' > > > > > > After I ran out of gas, the guage started working again. > > > > jack > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Andy Levy <andylevy@yahoo.com> > > > To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 8:42 PM > > > Subject: DML: Gas gauge did something funky today.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Got in the truck to go out for breakfast this morning and the dash > chime > > > > rang twice. Didn't see anything weird, but I shut down anyway. > Started > > > > back up and everything was OK. > > > > > > > > Got on the road and I noticed that with 120 miles on this tank of gas, > I > > > > had only half a tank indicated left. 2/3 of that was highway miles - > no > > > > way is my mileage THAT bad! Over time, however, the needle kept > coming > > > > "up" and finally got to where it should have been (1/3 tank burned). > > > > > > > > Any ideas on why I'd get a wildly wrong reading on the gas gauge? > > > > Something else get dirty last weekend just now it manifests itself? > > > > -- > > > > -andy > > > > andylevy@yahoo.com > > > > Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ > > > > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ > > > > '99 CC 4x4 318 auto > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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