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Floating Gas needle

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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Default Floating Gas needle

I tried searching but found nothing, my needle floats when I hit a corner or go up and down hills, anyway to cure this?
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Default Re: Floating Gas needle (Blackcasper2005)

Replace your gas tanks bearings and regrease the boots on them too. Might also check your lower gas tank shock absorber units, and then if none of that works maybe just <U>slow down around the turns?! </U>


[It's normal for your needle to waver when you go on sharp exit ramps, hills, curves, etc., but I really wouldn't worry about it. If your level is okay before you go into a turn, you probably won't run out of gas by the end of the turn...]
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Default Re: Floating Gas needle (giddyup21)

I got the same problem with my gas needle in my hatch. but it floats throught my whole drive instead of just turns or hills. It sucks.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Default Re: Floating Gas needle (Blackcasper2005)

Oh im not speeding im refering to like the beltway If the beltway starts to turn left or right it either goes up or down
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Yeah that's normal as your gas level shifts from side to side the sensor will get different readings. Only way to fix it would be to measure you gas in a different matter. Unless you gas needle is swaying like 1/2 a tank on normal driving, I really wouldn't worry about it. I actually feel pretty good about it when I think I'm almost out of gas but don't want to stop yet, and I take a ramp that pushes me up to a 1/4 tank.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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Default Re: Floating Gas needle (giddyup21)

yea it happens
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