Jeep: Fuel Gauge Issue

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 08:07:21 -0700, "nvrpc" <com>
wrote:
 

I've known people to whack a rock and have the gas tank pop back into
shape but internally the pickup tube was now bent. I've also seen a
lot of bad fuel level senders. I don't think I've ever actually seen a
bad gauge. Honestly It's really hard to know what is the issue
without pulling the tank.

The following is NOT what I would do, but you could...
Find out how much your tank is supposed to hold.
Fill the tank, note my mileage, and drive it empty.
Have a 5 gallon gascan to get you to a station and fill 'er up. Add
that total to the 5 gallons you already put in.

If the total fillup+gascan gallons is less than the tank should hold
then something is probably wrong with the pickup tube.

If the total fillup+gascan gallons is pretty close to equal (within a
gallon or so) of where it should be then you probably have a bum
sending unit or gauge (almost always the sending unit in the tank).

Either way you are gonna have to drop the tank to fix it, so why not
just drop the tank vs running out of gas in traffic or clogging up
your fuel filter with crap from a run-dry tank.


Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."

For several years (I think 87-90) the early Wrangler could come with either
a 15 or 20 gallon option. The interesting thing is both options used the
same tank. I'm not sure if they used a baffle in the tank, or just a shorter
fuel pickup. If it is just a shorter fuel pickup, you could easily upgrade
yours to the 20 gallon option.


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