Yes the GM sending unit has a little brass potentiometer that wears where
the contact points are and give incorrect readings.
<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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