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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 9:59 AM
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Default fuel guage reading wrong

on a 1976 caprice the gas guage is reading 1/4 fuel.
it seems to me that it is empty.i know the sending unit(float) is in the gas tank.i have tried blowing air in the fuel line but nothing. if i removed the sending unit would it possible to clean it up real good and make it work again?
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 9:19 PM
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Sure its not your gage? Unplug sending unit, jump wires together. Gage should read full tank, if not check for sending unit hanging up on something in tank. I wouldnt reuse old unit, new one is farely cheap.
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