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The gas reserve light comes on?

Tiny
WLOWRY1023
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 142,000 MILES
I noticed when I drive up hill my gas gauge drops. Then the reserve light comes on. Once I level out the gauge jumps back up. How can I correct this for my gas gauge?
Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 AT 6:02 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Put more gas in the tank. When the car is not level, the gas runs to one side away from the float for the sending unit, so it's going to drop. That doesn't mean it's switching to a reserve tank. The light just means you're down to the last few gallons.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 AT 6:36 PM
Tiny
HOMER1967
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That's normal, don't worry about it.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 AT 7:36 PM

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