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Old 06-10-2014, 10:32 AM
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Fuel Level Sending Unit

I've been doing some searching for a new sending unit and I'm coming up short. does anyone have any ideas where i can get a new one or a working used one? Or if you have any other suggestions on a different problem I may be having? My concern since I've owned the car has been my fuel gauge is pinned past full. with my experience I have diagnosed that to be the Fuel level sending unit.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you
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Re: Fuel Level Sending Unit

under the right rear seat bottom is where the fuel sending unit wires come thru the body.when your fuel gauge is pinned past full, usually its the ground wire under the seat that has lost connection.chances are good if you clean it, your fuel gauge will work again.
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Re: Fuel Level Sending Unit

http://www.justanswer.com/chevy/5nwr...k-cluster.html

When we replaced our tank due to rusting out, our sender unit was rusted also, I think the wire to the float was broken in the tank
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Re: Fuel Level Sending Unit

Originally Posted by rusty vango
under the right rear seat bottom is where the fuel sending unit wires come thru the body.when your fuel gauge is pinned past full, usually its the ground wire under the seat that has lost connection.chances are good if you clean it, your fuel gauge will work again.
I'm going to check that out. I really need to see what my fuel level is since the motor swap. thanks
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