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Old 08-30-06, 12:55 PM
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My gas guage went out..WTF?

i was driving down the road and i down shifted into third to pass someone becuase my exit was coming up and when i looked doen at my speedometer, i noticed my gas guage was all the way doen below E....what the hell? i turned the car off and started it again hoping it would be ok but it wasnt. all my other guages work fine and none of my warning lights are on.

any help would be appriciated. thanks.
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wow thats weird check the sending unit
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If it's below the bottom mark, the gauge is broken mechanically. In cluster...
Old 08-30-06, 01:18 PM
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yeah it is. its wayyyyyyyyy below the E mark. what do you suggest? get new guages?
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ya try to get one out of a junker...have fun trying to replace it..pain in the ***
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my gauge was mesed up but my warning light is gone dosnt work anymore
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well good for me i have a 91 parts car...
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I have a similar problem, only mine sorta works. When I fill up it goes to quarter tank insted of just over full like it used to. So I figured it was a quarter tank off but when it gets to E I get nervous and fill it and it takes ~13 gallons. The gas light'll come on occasionally.

What do you think, tank floater, gauge or sending unit?

[not to hijack your thread but it seems like they figured yours out ]
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Okay fine I'll start my own post lol.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...44#post6043944

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I did somethign similar when taking a U-turn the "fun" way.
The gas guage just dropped and stayed there. Once I got home I pulled the pump out and put it back in and it was fine. I think it got snagged on something.
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I searched on this before. Bad sender (in fuel tank), wires/connector (corred and/or loose), or gauge. A bad sender makes sit drop to E at a certain point. Bad wires and/or connectors keeps it from going all the way to F. Mine has a bad sender and it suddenly drops to a little below E whenever I have less than 3/4 of a tank.

I'd guess either a disconnected/loose connector or, if it really is way below E, maybe it is the gauge mechanics.
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Oh Snap! i forgot to say, i got in an accident earlier that day. The dood hit me in my drrivers side fender. would that that have anything to do with electrical problems?
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