I have a 96 dak and my friend has a 92 his has been replaced 2 times and mine
went bad aroung 42000 miles. i havent replaced mine yet but i took it to a shop
and they said they do them all the time on daks. i tink crysler needs to do
something about it or issue a recall.
GrnDak4x4@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 99-05-23 22:56:00 EDT, you write:
>
> << Read on the list a while back about people having trouble with their
> gas guage jumping around. I'm wondering if anyone who has had trouble
> with this could reply with what it took to fix it. Ever since I read
> about it I had been watching the guage and now mine is jumping all over
> the place. If I have to drop the gas tank to fix it what would be goo
> to replace as long as I'm in there? Have a '95 (fuel filter in tank)
> V6 with about 44,000 miles on it. Thanks in advance.
> >>
>
> I have gone through 4 complete fuel pump assemblies, 2 due to a bad sending
> unit and 2 more due to a dead pump . These pumps are basically crap, in my
> opinion. The fuel pump assemblies are made by Carter. I have contacted them,
> but never received a response. When my sending unit went one time, I just
> dropped the tank and put on a new sending unit, only to have to drop the tank
> 3 weeks later because the pump went out also. So do yourself a favor, and
> just buy the complete assembly which will include the sending unit. I think
> this last time I paid $130 for the Carter assembly and $10 for the filter.
> The assembly is NOT a dealer only item. I have found that the smaller parts
> stores have the better prices when it comes to these pump assemblies. I have
> dropped the tank 3 times now on my Dak, and it is not as bad as it seems,
> only takes 20 minutes MAX to get the tank out. I dont see how taking the bed
> off can be easier, but hey we all have our own preferences. Every time I have
> dropped the tank, I have taken the tank to a local radiator shop because of
> the amount of crud and dirt I always find, they charge $30 for a degrease and
> complete clean out. I highly recommend this. I change my fuel filter(frame
> mounted outside of tank) every 15,000 miles and make it a habit to cut it
> open to see how dirty it gets. Trust me here, it gets dirty!!!! Good luck!
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6, 22 gallon tank; 105,000 miles
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