from my job I have dealt with techs at the GM dealer who have a diagnostic
unit they can hook up to the DTC hookup and simulate 1/2 tank, 3/4 tank
etc
to fool the truck into thinking there's that amount of gas in it. this is
to check if its your gauge or the sending unit. I'd get that done ASAP.
<bsamoul@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I have a 96 Chevy Tahoe with 116,000 miles on it. One thing that has
> always bothered me since I bought the car last October is the gas
> guage. When I accelerate, the gas guage moves up and when I brake it
> goes down. It's getting to be like a quarter of a tank each time. When
> the car is off, it moves back up again. I know that some movement is
> normal, but is this much normal? The fuel pump was replaced at 96,000
> miles. My uncle thinks that I should replace my sending unit, and that
> will make the gauge dead on accurate. I ran out of gas last week, and
> when I was waiting around for my friend to bring me some gas, the
> gauge moved back up to 1/4 of a tank. And I know it didn't have that
> if i ran out of gas... Do you have any suggestions? I would really
> need to get this taken care of because I don't want to have to rely on
> the odometer full time. I would like a gas gauge that works properly.
> Thank you.
>
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