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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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gas gauge not working?

I have a 85 gsl-se and my gas gauge isn't working. I fill the car up and it just stays on low. it only moves a little bit. has this happened to anybody. let me know what i can do to fix it.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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I bought a new sending unit and when I went to put it in, I found the real problem was the connections. They were very corroded. I put the new unit in and all is well. If you are lucky you could probably clean the connections and get it to work.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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thanks for the info. Just in case i need a sending unit, where can i get one?
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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I got mine from mazdatrix. I didn't check autozone or napa etc.
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