Has anybody had experience with aftermarket or modifications to make the fuel sender/gauge accurate in these things? I've had my sender replaced, but when my tank gets below 1/2 full the gauge starts to bounce and is otherwise EXTREMELY innacurate. I've had this exact problem with 3 vehicles of the same year/model.
Thanks for any suggestions.
My Suggestions
At least it moves.....
I have seen a lot like that. The usual reason is the grease has worn off the pin in the gauge. The grease acts like a dampener so the gauge isn't quite so fast.
I always check the half way point and when mine is working, (have voltage regulator issues) half is exactly half and 1/4 is sure close based on topping up volumes.
Then when it stops moving I tag the miles and drive it until I run out... with a full gas can on board eh. That tells me how far I can go when it gets really down to it. I have had some that have more than 50 miles left and some that had 0 miles, like mine now. When mine stops moving, I stop moving.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sUser wrote:
Yup my old 88YJ was the same. When the needle stopped moving it was completly out of gas.
To quote a farmer I used to work for way back > At least it moves.....
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