Yeah I replaced my '91 once before I traded it in on my '95 and have had it
replaced as well... The '95 was a dual problem, guage and fuel pump.
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
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A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can
give..
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'95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red 3.55 LSD turning 30x9.50x15's
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Craven" <shanec@SPIE.org>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:52 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Fuel Gauge Problems
>
> My 92 3.9L did the same thing--it was the sending unit in the tank.
>
> Shane Craven
> 92 CC LE 4x4 3.9L
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek A - Central IL [mailto:da97dakota@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:58 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Fuel Gauge Problems
>
>
>
> 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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