fuel gauge sending unit?
anybody know where the fuel gauge sending unit is i can find it in my book

 

the fuel level sending unit is in the gas tank. to make it easier take off the rear drivers side tire. then unbolt the black plastic panel thats in the rear. this will expose the sending unit. it is held on by 6 phillips head screws which will prolly be rusted. DONT BREAK THEM. if you do youll find yourself getting a new tank.
hope this helps

 

Yea I have heard of sulfer eating the level sensor up. My old truck was like that. So I just tried to keep it full and then rest the trip meter to track mileage. Not saying that's what you should do.

 

you can always grind the heads off after the tank is drained and removed. from there you can usually get some needlenose vice grips on the remaining part of the screw and twist it out without a problem. to change the sending unit properly, the tank must be removed.

 

Check the connections at the electrical plug. The tires throw a lot of water and muck up there. My problem was the plug was completely corroded away Repairing the plug may be simpler than pulling the tank. Though that wasn't too hard either..

 

ive PROPERLY changed my fuel level sending unit a few times and only the first time i removed the tank realizing after that you dont have to drop it. the only issue i had with not dopping the tank is that there isnt alot of clearence for a screwdriver. iwent and bought one about 4 or 5 inches long. PROBLEM SOLVED.

 

There is no need to remove the tank unless you plan on taking it in for cleaning. Best way to remove the screws is with a angle head 90 degree or short screwdriver as mentioned.

 

when i removed my tank, all i saw was a pile of rust around the fuel sender. I couldn't even tell there were screws there. So my solution since i didn't want to deal with it was to take it to a radiator shop and had them refurbish the tank along with installing the new sender. So basically i made my problem someone else's problem who did a great job fixing it for me! It only cost around 300 for the whole deal. Good shop.

 

I too have a dead sender and the car came with a spare and the splash panel has been removed on the driver's side. jeezy, are you saying that there's 5 inches of air gap above the tank to work a screwdriver, or did you lower the tank a little on a jack or something?

 

Be careful Crit. My senders buggy as well but when I went to try and take it out the screws were so far gone I left it alone because I knew if I started to undo them and ran into a problem the tank would have to be dropped to get it done. So just be prepared to drop the tank if you start in on this, I guess thats all I'm saying. Make sure its fairly empty as well. Just my 2 cents worth.

Sorry for the thread jack, btw.