fuel gauge not working properly

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I have a 2000 s-10 4.3 with 11,500 miles on it. The fuel gauge reads inaccurate, always reading full, when it's not. It moves a little bit off full, but not accurate. Also, when i am at a stop light for more than a few seconds it buries the needle to E, once i tap the gas it goes back to full. thanks for the help.

Nov 9, 2007 at 9:33 PM

ASEMASTER6371

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Good evening,

This could be the fuel sender unit in the tank, wiring or the cluster.

You will need a volt meter to test for voltage back at the tank to verify voltage to the sender.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Roy

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Mar 26, 2020 at 4:29 PM

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