Yesterday I was getting back from lunch, and as I went to park at work I heard
the chime notice that I was low on fuel.... that's funny, I'd just put gas in the
night before, and punched the trip odo, and had only gone 117 miles... sounds
fishy.
The gauge goes completely empty. After work I started the truck ('97 Dak SLT
ClubCab w/3.9) up and after a few seconds of running, the gauge returned
to normal. This happened at least a half-dozen times on the way home, that
the gauge would cut out, then back on.
Has anyone else experienced this problem before? How many sensors and
other crap is tied in with the fuel level signal? Or is it just 3 things - Sending
unit in tank / wiring / gauge in dash? On the GM vehicles I'm used to working
on, all it is is 1 grounding wire going to the tank, and the varying resistance on
the wire is the signal.... a shorted/grounded wire would read 0 and an open
would peg the gauge full....... are the Dakotas set up the same way?
Does the computer read the fuel level or anything.... anything getting screwed
up if I drive the truck for a few days before working on it?
Thanks for any assistance!
Derek A
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