Re: Fuel Gauge Problems

From: Bill Day (billday@consolidated.net)
Date: Fri Jul 23 2004 - 09:32:48 EDT


Hey Derek! I grew up in Clinton and DeWitt, I now live down South on
Indiana/Illinois border in Martinsville. Just south of I-70.

Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
http://users.consolidated.net/billday/

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: "Derek A - Central IL" <da97dakota@earthlink.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 3:31 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Fuel Gauge Problems

>
> I'm leaning towards it being electrical with mine. The change in gauge
> reading is too sudden, and large, to be the tank float getting stuck....
> I went from 3/4 full to 0 when it initially happened.... that's an awful
> lot for the float to be traveling (alot of fuel slosh/crazy driving) to
get
> down to the 0 level from there.
>
> It didn't do it at all today, but tonight on the way home from Peoria,
when
> I dropped friends off in Clinton, I heard noises I hadn't heard before,
and
> when I rolled down the window, I could tell it was brake-ish noise...
perhaps
> the rear drums are pretty well worn.
>
> I've only put like 25k miles on the truck since I got it in January... who
knows
> how long before that that the brakes had been done. Guess I have an
> assortment of projects now to work on, with it. Good thing I think I got
my
> Regal running ok to drive it for awhile!
>
> Gary, I live near Clinton, and work in Bloomington - an hour or two south
> of ya. My fiance went to school @ EIU with a gal from Ottawa. A
couple
> years back we ran up there and visited her one evening. She's going off
> to school in AZ, so they're meeting this weekend to spend some time
> together while they still have a chance! I'll be in Moroco, IN then
South
> Elgin on Sat, and they'll be in Bloomington. We're all over the place!
>
> Thanks for the suggestions, everyone!
>
> Derek A
> http://www.show-n-go.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Hedlin <garyhedlin@sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Jul 22, 2004 11:05 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Fuel Gauge Problems
>
>
> Funny you mention that, I'm having the same problem, but not as drastic
> changes in the guage position. I'm sure there is nothing electrical, but
> rather the floatie thingie in the tank getting stuck (sorry for the
> technical jargon)
>
> One thing I did do that did help a little was to run a few bottles of
> Chevron fuel system cleaner through. If you do that and it helps, then we
> know its not electrical.
>
> P.S. Where in IL are you? I'm in Ottawa!
>
>
> Gary Hedlin
> www.garyhedlin.com
> (Damn Close to Completion)
>
>
>
> On 7/22/04 8:59 AM, in article
> 33172736.1090504661451.JavaMail.root@kermit.psp.pas.earthlink.net, "Derek
A
> - Central IL" <da97dakota@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > 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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